The hearing is Rubio’s first public appearance before Congress since the US raid that led to the capture of her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, on Jan 3.
(Jan 28): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration is prepared to use force to ensure that Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez cooperates with the US, while hoping that self-interest will motivate her to advance key American objectives.
Rodríguez has committed to opening Venezuela’s energy sector to US companies, providing preferential access to oil production and using money from oil sales to buy American goods, Rubio said in remarks prepared for delivery at a hearing with lawmakers on Wednesday.
