WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:

Today, Arizona Senator and former U.S. Navy combat pilot Mark Kelly released the following statement on the overnight U.S. strikes on Venezuela and arrest of President Nicolas Maduro:

"The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation. He said that the U.S. will "run the country" until a proper transition can take place and went right into how U.S. oil companies will benefit from this takeover. He doesn't understand the risks and costs involved with these poorly thought-out decisions that don't make Americans any safer today than they were y...