Democrat senators raise concerns as Republicans back Trump on Venezuela

Mihaela Chircă

(6 Jan 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington - 6 January 2026 1. Exterior beauty shot of Capitol Hill 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Mark Warner, (D) Virginia: “Where we go from here? The president says we're going to control Venezuela and that American taxpayers aren't gonna have to pay a dime. Well, last time a president made that promise was when we invaded Iraq, and said, don't worry, Iraqi oil is going to pay for it. In this case, in Venezuela, you know,