Republicans Ask Biden to Sanction Former Ecuador President
The Biden administration should sanction former Ecuador President Rafael Correa for his involvement in corruption and human rights violations, Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said in a Oct. 2 letter to the White House. They said Congress is…
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“pursuing bipartisan legislative efforts to deepen bilateral relations with Ecuador, and Biden “should reinforce these bipartisan measures by immediately holding [Correa] accountable.” The lawmakers, led by Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, the committee’s top Republican, also said Correa makes “frequent trips to meet with U.S.-sanctioned officials of the narco-terrorist regime in Venezuela.” The White House didn’t comment.