# Sen. Ted Cruz calls for Venezuela elections to proceed ‘rapidly’

https://mins.news/en/item/37634

- NBC News, 2026-08-30 14:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/ted-cruz-elections-venezuela-oil-maduro-delcy-rodriguez-rcna595110

> Sen. Ted Cruz renewed his call for free and fair elections in Venezuela to be held rapidly, two days after Trump announced that the U.S. would take over 65 billion barrels of oil.

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