{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://wassermanschultz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3100", "Wasserman Schultz on Biden Administration Push for Venezuela Democracy Reforms", "2023-10-19", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Debbie Wasserman Schultz", "W000797", "wassermanschultz.house.gov", "wassermanschultz", "https://wassermanschultz.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Washington DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), co-chair of the Congressional Venezuela Democracy Caucus, released the following statement on an agreement between the Maduro regime, Venezuela\u2019s democratic opposition, and the United States:\n\n\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s Venezuela policy is based on the fact that negotiations are the best path to end the political crisis. This has informed his application of tough sanctions to secure must-have concessions on free elections, political prisoners, and humanitarian access.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m confident that the President will swiftly reimpose sanctions if Maduro falls short of his commitments. After reviewing the terms of the deal, I believe that the U.S. maintains more than enough leverage to enforce compliance. It\u2019s imperative that the U.S. responds immediately and forcefully with snapback sanctions to any violation of this accord, bearing in mind the regime\u2019s repeated failures to live up to its promises.\n\n\u201cSanctions are a means to an end, not an end in themselves. Most of the penalties are staying in place until the regime follows through. This is a \u201cprove it\u201d deal: one last shot for Maduro to deliver the reforms his people deserve.\n\n\u201cThis agreement is a clear demonstration of President Biden\u2019s dedication to the restoration of democracy and prosperity for the Venezuelan people through free elections and a framework for a transition away from the era of dictatorship.\n\n\u201cThe work is not yet done. But this progress would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of opposition leaders and candidates in the Unitary Platform, the National Assembly, and the presidential primary field. I hope that this framework will give them the opening they need to lead their country back to freedom. I look forward to following developments in the country closely to ensure that we see substantial progress for Venezuelans.\u201d\n\nEn Espa\u00f1ol\n\n\u201cLa pol\u00edtica del presidente Biden en Venezuela reconoce que las negociaciones son el mejor camino para poner fin a la crisis pol\u00edtica. Esto incluye la aplicaci\u00f3n de duras sanciones para garantizar concesiones imprescindibles en materia de elecciones, prisioneros y acceso humanitario.\n\n\u201cConf\u00edo en que el presidente volver\u00e1 r\u00e1pidamente a imponer sanciones si Maduro no cumple con sus compromisos. Despu\u00e9s de revisar los t\u00e9rminos del acuerdo, creo que Estados Unidos mantiene una influencia m\u00e1s que suficiente para hacer cumplir el acuerdo. Es imperativo que respondemos inmediatamente y en\u00e9rgicamente con sanciones \"snapback\" a cualquier violaci\u00f3n de este acuerdo, teniendo en cuenta los repetidos fracasos del r\u00e9gimen a la hora de cumplir sus promesas.\n\n\u201cLas sanciones son un medio para lograr un fin, no un fin en s\u00ed mismas. La mayor\u00eda seguir\u00e1n vigentes hasta que el r\u00e9gimen cumpla con sus obligaciones. Este es un acuerdo para \u201cdemostrarlo\u201d: una \u00faltima oportunidad para que Maduro implemente reformas.\n\n\u201cEste acuerdo es una clara demostraci\u00f3n de la dedicaci\u00f3n del presidente Biden a la restauraci\u00f3n de la democracia y la prosperidad para el pueblo venezolano a trav\u00e9s de elecciones libres y un marco para una transici\u00f3n que salga de la era de la dictadura.\n\n\u201cEl trabajo a\u00fan no est\u00e1 terminado. Pero este progreso no habr\u00eda sido posible sin los esfuerzos incansables de los l\u00edderes y candidatos de la oposici\u00f3n en la Plataforma Unitaria, la Asamblea Nacional y las primarias presidenciales. Espero que este marco brinda la oportunidad que necesitan para llevar a su pa\u00eds de regreso a la libertad. Espero seguir de cerca los acontecimientos en el pa\u00eds para asegurar que veamos un progreso sustancial para los venezolanos.\u201d\n\n####", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://wassermanschultz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3100"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8650682866573334, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}