#ULTIMAHORA DELCY RODRIGUEZ WILL HAVE TO PRESENT A MONTHLY BUDGET TO THE UNITED STATES FOR APPROVAL.
These were the statements of Marcos Rubio about Venezuela in the United States Senate on January 28, 2026.
- The funds to be used will be exclusively for the benefit of the Venezuelan people; they will have to send us a budget month by month, and we will certify what they can spend and what they cannot with that money.
- Delcy Rodríguez is not permanent.
- Cooperating is not an option for the regime; rather, their survival depends on it.
- We have never been in a better position than today for a free Venezuela.
- The regime will receive funds that will be meticulously controlled by the U.S. They will be aimed at helping Venezuelans.
- U.S. companies want to invest, but they need trust and security.
- The interim regime is cooperating, and for now, that works for the U.S.
- The release of political prisoners will continue. The pace is not what Rubio would like. The U.S. is very attentive to how they treat prisoners and those released.
- He spoke of quarterly deadlines: at 3 months, at 6 months, and at 9 months. For each quarter, there must be substantial improvements.
- The military threat remains on the table, although the U.S. hopes it will not be necessary to use it.
- They can have elections all day, but if the opposition does not have access to the media, if opposition candidates cannot be at the polls, those are not free or fair elections.
- The goal is a free, prosperous Venezuela, where the opposition participates and takes power.
- María Corina enjoys the respect and support of the U.S.
- The U.S. will work until all sectors of Venezuela are represented, until the diaspora returns if they see fit, and until there is a "reconciliation."