Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., questions witnesses during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing in Washington, March 26, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The text obtained by Fox News Digital listed out the many reasons Democrats had included in their bills.
One such piece of legislation, introduced by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., called for ‘‘ending Nicolás Maduro’s usurpation of presidential authorities," citing Maduro’s undermining of his own country’s electoral process.
Another, authored by Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., slammed the Venezuelan government’s kidnapping practices, demanding Maduro’s regime be designated a "state sponsor of wrongful detention."
Crawford’s resolution comes as Democrats in Congress have blasted the Trump administration’s operation in Venezuela, characterizing the capture of Maduro earlier this month as an act of war that should have required congressional approval. Republicans have pushed back, arguing Trump used narrowly tailored force to bring a well-known criminal to justice.
Crawford’s resolution highlights comments that illustrate how Democrats used to share a similar understanding.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., framed Maduro as a threat to the United States in a bill from 2024.
"Elissa Slotkin introduced legislation in the 118th Congress that defined ‘Venezuelan politician Nicolás Maduro’ as a person of concern who has engaged in a ‘long-term pattern or serious instances of activity adverse to the national security of the United States,’" the bill reads.
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House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Nov. 10, 2025. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Crawford included more comments in Monday’s resolution.
"Representative Delia Ramirez posted to X, ‘under the guise of liberty, an administration of warmongers has lied to justify an invasion and is dragging us into an illegal, endless war,’" the text reads.
Crawford believes Trump has done exactly what Democrats had demanded.
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"Democrats have introduced numerous pieces of legislation condemning the Maduro regime, declaring Maduro an illegitimate president, and urging the U.S. to take decisive action," Crawford said.
"Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. took control of the situation to secure our Western Hemisphere neighborhood, sending a powerful message to adversaries around the world, even contemplating nefarious moves in our neighborhood," Crawford said.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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