WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and 12 Senate Democrats in calling on the White House (https://www.schiff.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Schiff-Venezuela-oil-conflicts-letter.pdf) to disclose the financial stake that senior administration officials have in companies that stand to profit from the extraction and sale of Venezuelan oil under United States control.
The senators specifically demand immediate transparency on the financial ties officials have to oil companies with whom the White House has communicated in the aftermath of Donald Trump's announcement that the United States would take over sales of ...