Rubio says that the U.S. has a mechanism to finance parts of the Government of Venezuela.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared before the Senate on Wednesday that the Trump administration has created a short-term mechanism to finance key services of the Venezuelan government, such as police and sanitation, and that the interim government had committed to purchasing medicines and equipment directly from the United States.
Rubio testified at a Senate hearing about the U.S. operation that led to the capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro.
They were facing a fiscal crisis. They needed urgent money to finance police officers, sanitation workers, and the daily operations of the government, he stated to lawmakers on Wednesday.
Rubio indicated that the money would come from sanctioned Venezuelan oil, which is sold at market prices. He later noted that "part of the funds raised will be allocated to finance an audit to ensure that the money is spent in that way."
This is a short-term mechanism that meets the needs of the Venezuelan people through a process we have created, in which a budget will be presented monthly with the funds we need, he explained in his inaugural speech.
We will provide from the beginning what cannot be used with that money. And they have been very cooperative in this regard
he pointed out.
Rubio defended the Trump administration's collaboration with the government of Delcy Rodríguez, noting that there have been advances and that they are closely monitoring the authorities in charge. He assured that the United States has a gradual approach to the transition to democracy in Venezuela.
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