WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following the vote by the United Nations General Assembly to give Venezuela a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council, Senator Rick Scott released the following statement.

Senator Rick Scott said, “Every freedom-loving country around the world should be horrified by the decision to give Venezuela a seat on the Human Rights Council. How can Nicolas Maduro, who is committing genocide, be allowed to participate in defending human rights? I’m glad so many opposed this decision, but I am appalled at the nations that supported Maduro and his reign of terror. This just proves that more and more, the United Nations is a joke.

“The United States should immediately cut funding for the United Nations in half. We’re not the United Nation’s bank – and we shouldn’t be paying for Maduro’s seat at the table. The fight for freedom for the people of Venezuela is not over, and every nation must stand against injustice and denounce Maduro.”

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