Recognizing Nobel Prize winner María Corina Machado and reaffirming support for democracy in Venezuela.

commends María Corina Machado for her peaceful and determined effort to see a free and democratic Venezuela;

congratulates María Corina Machado for winning the Nobel Peace Prize;

demands the Maduro regime ensure her safety and release her colleagues and other political prisoners from detention;

recognizes the legitimate results of the July 2024 Venezuelan election won by Edmundo González and expects the Maduro regime to also recognize those results without any further delay; and

supports the aspirations of the Venezuelan people to reverse the country’s tragic decline by freely and democratically choosing their leaders.