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Where do Pa. members of Congress stand on Venezuela strikes?

Fetterman defended the operation as a positive development and dismissed concerns about the lack of prior congressional consultation.

Where do Pa. members of Congress stand on Venezuela strikes?
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Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation is divided largely along party lines over the Trump administration’s capture of Nicolás Maduro, with some Republicans urging limits on U.S. involvement and Democrats challenging the operation’s authorization. The article compiles lawmakers’ responses and concerns about what comes next.

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John Fetterman D · PA · SEN

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Votes cast on this page: ▲ 17 · ◆ 7 · ▼ 13

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John Fetterman
D · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator who publicly supported the administration’s Venezuela operation

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration ordered the operation to capture Maduro

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Pennsylvania representative who criticized the operation and called for congressional accountability

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Glenn Thompson
R · PA-15

Pennsylvania representative whose spokesperson said further intervention should be minimal

House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member mentioned as not having been alerted to the operation

John Ratcliffe
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

CIA director mentioned in Fitzpatrick’s statement about congressional coordination

Lloyd Smucker
R · PA-11

Pennsylvania representative who praised Trump’s action

Pennsylvania representative who urged caution about U.S. governance in Venezuela and congressional oversight

Pennsylvania representative who praised the operation

Mike Kelly
R · PA-16

Pennsylvania representative who endorsed the operation and Trump’s approach

Pennsylvania representative who opposed an unauthorized invasion or occupation

Summer L. Lee
D · PA-12

Pennsylvania representative who called for Congress to reassert its authority

Adam Smith
D · WA-9

House Armed Services Committee ranking member whose statement Houlahan shared

Daniel Meuser
R · PA-9

Pennsylvania representative whose statement praised Trump’s focus on protecting Americans

House minority leader mentioned as not having been alerted to the operation

Pennsylvania representative who opposed another prolonged war

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader mentioned as not having been alerted to the operation

J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice president included in references to the Trump-Vance administration

Pennsylvania representative who praised the operation

Pennsylvania representative who shared criticism of the operation and the administration’s priorities

Dwight Evans
D · PA-3

Pennsylvania representative who opposed the operation and cited his vote for a congressional restriction

Scott Perry
R · PA-10

Pennsylvania representative whose post praised the end of Maduro’s rule

David McCormick
R · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator who praised the operation

Pennsylvania representative who praised the capture while opposing a prolonged U.S. role

Marco Rubio
Secretary of State

Secretary of State who described the operation as a police action, according to Dean

Pennsylvania representative who criticized the strikes and removal of Maduro without congressional approval

John Joyce
R · PA-13

Pennsylvania representative who praised the operation and Trump

ALSO MENTIONED  Juan Orlando Hernández, Former Honduran president referenced by Dean in comparing drug-trafficking cases; Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan president captured in the U.S. operation; Vladimir Putin, Russian president referenced in Dean’s argument about U.S. influence

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John Fetterman Defends U.S. Operation to Capture Maduro

Outlets report that a U.S. operation captured Nicolás Maduro and that Sen. John Fetterman called Maduro’s removal a positive outcome. Center outlets emphasize disagreements over congressional approval and what the U.S. may do next. Right-leaning outlets foreground Fetterman’s support for the operation and his contrast with Democrats who criticized it.

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