U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
10/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/15/2025 16:56
Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Trump Administration Authorization of Covert Operations in Venezuela and Caribbean Boat Strikes
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's authorization of Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) covert operations in Venezuela and the recent lethal strike operations on boats in the Caribbean:
"I support cracking down on the cartels and traffickers. But the Trump Administration's authorization of covert C.I.A. action, conducting lethal strikes on boats and hinting at land operations in Venezuela slides the United States closer to outright conflict with no transparency, oversight or apparent guardrails. The American people deserve to know if the Administration is leading the U.S. into another conflict, putting servicemembers at risk or pursuing a regime-change operation."
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