“A resolution recognizing Nobel Prize winner Maria Corina Machado and reaffirming support for democracy in Venezuela.”
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This section expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) María Corina Machado is commended for her peaceful efforts toward a free and democratic Venezuela; (2) she is congratulated for winning the Nobel Peace Prize; (3) the Maduro regime must ensure her safety and release her colleagues and other political prisoners; (4) the results of the July 2024 Venezuelan presidential election won by Edmundo González are recognized as legitimate, with expectation that the Maduro regime will do the same without delay; and (5) the aspirations of the Venezuelan people to reverse the country's decline through free and democratic choice of leaders are supported.