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Chris Wright: “Venezuela had a long history of democratic elections…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Full Interview: Energy Sec. Wright says cooperation with Venezuela 'off to a tremendous start'

Published | Video Starts at 20:47

That'll lead to a successful manufacturing industry and a rebuilt electricity grid and rising wages. So it's the core industry to lift the boat up in Venezuela. But Venezuela had a long history of democratic elections, representative government, alliance with the United States. The plan is to get back to there and pretty confident we will. You take me to my next question. When can the world expect to see what has been touted as free and fair elections in Venezuela? (20:47–20:54)

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Asserts that Venezuela has a history of democratic governance and alliance with the U.S.

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