Rubio Defends Venezuela Oil Fund Plan Following Senate Testimony

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Marco Rubio defended a plan to control Venezuelan oil revenues through a USA Treasury account during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.The proposal involves using funds currently held in Qatar to finance essential services and medical equipment following the removal of Nicolas Maduro.Representative Robert Garcia and other lawmakers are investigating oil traders Vitol and Trafigura while questioning the legality of the financial control.
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