WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today wrote to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright with concerns about the Trump administration's executive overreach following its illegal military actions in Venezuela and recent proposal to seize and sell Venezuela's oil, as well as President Trump's assertion that he will personally control the revenue stream. President Trump and Secretary Wright announced plans yesterday for the federal government to sell Venezuelan crude oil, deposit the proceeds in U.S.-controlled accounts, and later have the funds be used for the...