,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bb           
7legislative day1 ,octob] #ba71         
#bjbe,mr4 ,durb9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,scott
 ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,cruz1  
,mr4 ,gallego1 & ,mr4 ,b5net7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ,nobel ,prize  
w9n] ,m>a ,cor9a ,ma*ado & reaffirm+    
support = democracy 9 ,v5ezuela4        
,:]eas1 on ,may #bj1 #bjah1 ,v5ezuela   
held ,presid5tial elections t 7 widely  
discr$it$ z illegitimate2 ,:]eas ! ensu+
 ye>s "u ,nicols ,maduro 7 m>r$ by      
deva/at+ economic & political collapse1 
) millions flee+ ! c\ntry & o!rs jail$  
or kill$ = peacefully oppos+ ! regime2  
,:]eas1 amid t repressive environm5t1   
,v5ezuelan opposition p>ties conduct$ a 
cr$ible ,presid5tial prim>y election on 
,octob] #bb1 #bjbc1 won by =m] ,national
 ,assembly memb] ,m>a ,cor9a ,ma*ado2   
,:]eas ! ,maduro regime refus$ to all[  

,ma*ado to be on ! ballot = ! ,july     
#bjbd ,presid5tial election2 ,:]eas     
retir$ ,v5ezuelan diplomat ,edmundo     
,gonzlez 0 *os5 by ! opposition to run 9
 ,ma*ado's /ead2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #bh1  
#bjbd1 ,gonzlez won two ?irds ( ! vote 9
 a process meticul\sly & transp>5tly    
docum5t$ by cr$ible election obs]v]s2   
,:]eas ! ,maduro regime refus$ to       
release actual election results &       
tabulations1 in/ead conduct+ a sweep+   
crackd[n ( opposition lead]s &          
support]s1 includ+ arbitr>y det5tions2  
,:]eas ! ,maduro regime refus$ to swe>  
,gonzlez into (fice on ,janu>y #aj1     
#bjbe1 lead+ him to flee ! c\ntry2      
,:]eas ,ma*ado1 at great risk to h]     
safety1 has rema9$ 9 ,v5ezuela 9 hid+   
:ile cont9u+ to call = respect = !      
election results & a return to          
democracy2 & ,:]eas ,ma*ado's c\rage\s  
ef=ts l$ to h] be+ aw>d$ ! ,nobel ,peace
 ,prize on ,octob] #aj1 #bjbe3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 comm5ds  
,m>a ,cor9a ,ma*ado = h] peaceful &     

det]m9$ ef=t to see a free & democratic 
,v5ezuela2  7#b7 congratulates ,m>a     
,cor9a ,ma*ado = w9n+ ! ,nobel ,peace   
,prize2  7#c7 dem&s ! ,maduro regime    
ensure h] safety & release h] colleagues
 & o!r political prison]s f det5tion2   
7#d7 recognizes ! legitimate results ( !
 ,july #bjbd ,v5ezuelan election won by 
,edmundo ,gonzlez & expects ! ,maduro   
regime to also recognize ^? results )\t 
any fur!r delay2 &  7#e7 supports !     
aspirations ( ! ,v5ezuelan p to rev]se !
 c\ntry's tragic decl9e by freely &     
democratically *oos+ _! lead]s4