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Marco Rubio: “They've agreed to this arrangement in which the sanctions…”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies on Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 2:10:18

Do you think that you have somewhere in the statute or the Constitution the authority to control disbursements of a foreign country? Well, they've agreed to this, and that's the key. They've agreed to this arrangement in which the sanctions that are placed on this oil is what blocks its distribution. We've agreed to release sanctions and allow the disbursement of the fundamental as long as they're spending it in a certain way. (2:10:18–2:10:24)

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Asserts that Venezuela agreed to an arrangement involving U.S. sanctions on oil.

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