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| https://castro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/castro-demands-transparency-on-venezuela-oil-fundforces-vote-to-subpoena-trump-administration | Castro Demands Transparency on Venezuela Oil Fund—Forces Vote to Subpoena Trump Administration | 2026-09-15 | 2026 | 2026-09 | Democrat | House | TX | Joaquin Castro | C001091 | castro.house.gov | castro | https://castro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases | scraper | (Ranking Member Joaquin Castro motioned to subpoena the Trump Administration during a subcommittee hearing.) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, motioned to subpoena the Trump Administration for records regarding its Venezuelan oil deal during a House Foreign Affairs Committee Western Hemisphere Subcommittee hearing. Specifically, the motion would subpoena federal agencies and private companies for records on its deal with North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) to take equity stakes and control over 17 Venezuelan oil fields. NABEP is owned by Alejandro Betancourt, a Venezuelan businessman who made his fortune through corrupt deals with former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his regime. Republican members of the subcommittee voted unanimously against issuing the subpoena, resulting in a tied and unsuccessful vote of 6-6 along party lines. | 1 | 2026-09-16T09:43:13Z | 2026-09-16T09:44:22Z |