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Marco Rubio: “Venezuela is a very wealthy country. This is not a country…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies on Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 38:39

But I wanted you to be aware of it when you start to see some of these things. Some of these are just exploring. The second is, I think in time. Look, Venezuela is a very wealthy country. This is not a country that's going to require money from the United States to rebuild, to stabilize, to transition. It really isn't. It has the ability to be, and it has been historically, the wealthiest country in the Western Hemisphere and South America. (38:39–38:48)

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Asserts that Venezuela is wealthy and will not require U.S. financial aid for rebuilding.

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