Whereas the government of Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela have systematically dismantled and destroyed democracy in Venezuela; Whereas the government of Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela are responsible for creating a humanitarian, economic, social, and political crisis in Venezuela that is unprecedented in the country’s history; Whereas Nicolás Maduro has consistently refused to acknowledge Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis and has rejected humanitarian aid from the United States and the international community; Whereas the government of Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela have used food and humanitarian aid as a weapon for social control and have stolen funds from Local Food Production and Provision Committees, the Venezuelan distribution food aid program, according to a joint statement issued by Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and the United States on July 12, 2018; Whereas Venezuela’s inflation rate has reached nearly 14,000 percent and is predicted to continue increasing, according to reports issued by the opposition-led National Assembly; Whereas it is estimated that the Venezuelan Government owes about— (1) $64,000,000,000 to bondholders; (2) a total of $20,000,000,000 to China and Russia; (3) $5,000,000,000 to multilateral lenders; and (4) according to press reports, tens of billions to importers and service companies in the oil industry; Whereas the capital city of Caracas has a per-capita homicide rate of 104 per 100,000 citizens, among the highest in the world, according to the Venezuelan Observatory of Violence; Whereas, on June 20, 2018, the Pan-American Health Organization issued a report finding increases in new cases of malaria, measles, diphtheria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis in Venezuela