Exit polling that suggested the Opposition Party won. Mr maduro accused the opposition of trying to stage a coup. The Venezuelan Opposition dismissed the electoral Councils Announcement as fraudulent, and candidate Edmundo Gonzales says his campaign has the proof it needs to show that he was the winner. World leaders are also questioning the results of the election. Regional governments will hold an Emergency Meeting of the Organization Of American States Permanent Council on wednesday due to profound concerns over sunday election s outcome. Perus Foreign Ministry ordered venezuelan diplomats to leave the country in response to rising tensions in no more than 72 hours. Us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken had this to say after the result was announced. We have serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the venezuelan people. It is critical that every vote be counted fairly and transparently, that election officials immediately share information
The result of the election. Latin american governments will hold an Emergency Meeting of the Organization Of American States Permanent Council on wednesday, due to profound concerns over sunday election s outcome. Perus Foreign Ministry ordered venezuelan diplomats to leave the country in response to rising tensions, in no more than 72 hours. Us Secretary Of State Anthony Blinken had this to say after the result was announced. We have serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the venezuelan people. It is critical that every vote be counted fairly and transparently and election officials immediately share information with the opposition and independent observers without delay and that the electoral authorities published a detailed tabulation of votes. The international community is watching this very closely and will respond accordingly. The bbc s Ione Wells has this report from caracas. Protests broke out in caracas the day after the president
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Mr. Cornyn Madam President. The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cornyn Madam President , we are not in a Quorum Call, are we, Madam President . The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Cornyn thank you very much. Madam president , the american people are counting on congress to act on some of the biggest issues facing our country. For starters, theres a Border Crisis. Since january, more than 630,000 migrants have come to our southern border, including more than 65,000 unaccompanied children. In may, customs and Border Protection had their busiest month in 21 years with more than 180,000 encounters in may alone and were on were on track to see some of the highest numbers in yearly border crossings in decades. Well, the alarm bells are sounding, but amid this crisis, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing this monger on a partisan this monger on a partisan bill that has nothing to do with the Border Crisis. Make no mistake, i believe congress should absolutely take act
Good morning, everybody. Thanks for turning the microphone on, it works better i am told. Some Chair Leahy some members committee, and that is having a significant hearing on voting rights act, and i was just there and spoke, but i thank everybody for coming here to whats the first hearing on the full senate Appropriations Committee for the 117th congress. I think its very appropriate were having a hearing on infrastructure. I also thank a number of members, both republicans and democrats, who are here because these are issues that affect all of us. There is no other committee within the senate whose jurisdiction touches every aspect of our government, of american lives, and same can be said of our infrastructure. And thats why Senator Shelby and i have worked so closely together over the years. There are days when they say infrastructure meant only bridges or highway, roads and rail. But a narrower view of infrastructure to just this reflects a willful ignorance of the real needs faci