,,iii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #dhf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #e1 #bjbc,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for himself and ,mr4 ,rubio7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,commending ,mara ,corina ,machado as ,venezuela's legitimate presidential opposition candidate4 ,whereas1 on ,october #bf1 #bjbc1 ,mara ,corina ,machado was declared the winner of the primary election that was held by the ,national ,primary ,commission of ,venezuela2 ,whereas the primary election drew more than #b1djj1jjj voters in ,venezuela and abroad2 ,whereas the intent of the ,national ,primary ,commission was to choose a candidate to oppose the illegitimate ,nicols ,maduro regime in ,venezuela's #bjbd presidential election2 ,whereas the ,national ,primary ,commission successfully organized and carried out the primary election despite obstacles1 threats1 and attacks by the illegitimate ,maduro regime2 ,whereas ,mara ,corina ,machado deserves the recognition of the ,united ,states and all democratic states as ,venezuela's duly chosen presidential opposition candidate2 ,whereas the ,biden administration should rally the international community to recognize ,mara ,corina ,machado as the legitimate leader of the ,venezuelan opposition in furtherance of the administration's stated goal of supporting free and fair elections in ,venezuela1 and ,venezuela's return to democratic governance2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,government should not recognize the results of the general elections in ,venezuela unless ,mara ,corina ,machado is officially allowed to run as the legitimate presidential candidate of the opposition in ,venezuela's #bjbd presidential election without repression1 the election is free1 fair1 transparent1 and internationally supervised1 and all political prisoners are released unconditionally2 ,whereas the ,united ,states and all democratic states must stand with the people of ,venezuela in their quest to restore civil1 political1 and human rights2 ,whereas1 because the illegitimate ,maduro regime has forced millions of ,venezuelans into exile and potential disenfranchisement1 the ,united ,states and the international community must support the ,venezuelan diaspora's voice and its right to be recognized in ,venezuela's #bjbd presidential election2 and ,whereas1 on ,october #cj1 #bjbc1 the illegitimate supreme court of ,nicols ,maduro declared the suspension of all effects of the ,venezuelan primary election1 thereby negating the deal between the ,maduro regime and the opposition that was facilitated by the ,united ,states ,government3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commends ,mara ,corina ,machado as ,venezuela's official presidential opposition candidate2 7#b7 condemns efforts by the illegitimate ,maduro regime to prevent ,mara ,corina ,machado from participating in ,venezuela's #bjbd presidential election2 7#c7 rejects the illegitimate ,maduro regime's efforts to carry out fraudulent presidential elections1 including barring the participation of the opposition candidate chosen by the ,venezuelan voters2 7#d7 demands that the illegitimate ,maduro regime permit reputable election observers1 such as the ,organization of ,american ,states1 the ,european ,union1 the ,international ,republican ,institute1 the ,national ,democratic ,institute1 and other credible organizations2 7#e7 calls for the immediate1 unconditional release of all political prisoners in ,venezuela2 7#f7 denounces efforts by the illegitimate ,maduro regime to persecute its political opponents1 such as members of the ,national ,primary ,commission2 7#g7 condemns efforts by the illegitimate supreme court of ,venezuela to invalidate the primary election held by the ,national ,primary ,commission2 and 7#h7 urges the ,president to strengthen and reimpose sanctions because the negotiated conditions have not been met4