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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
FILE - Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters while meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Protesters rally in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation. (AP Photo/Jessica Phelps)
This image from video provided by U.S. South Command, shows a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean shortly before it was destroyed by the U.S. military, killing two and injuring one, on Jan. 23, 2026. (U.S. Southern Command via AP)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: A protester interrupts U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's opening statement as he testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: Ranking Member Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) points to a map of filled U.S. Ambassadorships as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) arrives to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Rubio tells senators Venezuela 'better off' after Maduro capture despite pushback

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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