Washington, Jan. 3 -- Congresswoman Lori Trahan issued the following press release:

Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration's decision to launch a military attack in Venezuela:

"Maduro is a dictator whose brutal, antidemocratic rule has brought immense suffering to the Venezuelan people. His repression and corruption are well documented and deserve condemnation. Acknowledging that reality does not justify the Trump administration bypassing Congress, putting our brave service men and women in harm's way, or spending billions of taxpayer dollars on regime change in South America."

"No amount of conjecture from the Trump administration excuses ignoring the most pressing chal...