{"id":1676128,"date":"2022-10-06T12:38:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T16:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1676128"},"modified":"2022-10-06T12:39:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T16:39:24","slug":"biden-facing-heat-over-reported-deal-to-lift-sanctions-on-venezuelan-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-facing-heat-over-reported-deal-to-lift-sanctions-on-venezuelan-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Facing Heat Over Reported Deal to Lift Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-facing-heat-over-reported-deal-to-lift-sanctions-on-venezuelan-oil%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1676128&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">R<\/span>epublicans took aim at President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> following reports that he is considering providing significant sanctions relief to Venezuela\u2019s government in order to allow Chevron to resume pumping oil there, clearing the way for the resumption of crude exports to the West. <\/p>\n<p>According to the proposed deal, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-plans-to-ease-venezuela-sanctions-enabling-chevron-to-pump-oil-11665005719\">reported<\/a> by the <i>Wall Street Journal<\/i>, the Biden administration would grant sanctions relief to Venezuelan President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> on the condition that he resumes long-stalled talks with political opposition on conditions needed to hold free and fair presidential elections in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>The proposal comes one day after OPEC+ members announced they would cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, delivering a significant blow to the Biden administration, which had lobbied extensively for the oil producers not to reduce their output and squeeze the energy markets further. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/daily-on-energy-opec-production-cut-threatens-bidens-pre-midterm-plans\">DAILY ON ENERGY: OPEC+ PRODUCTION CUT THREATENS BIDEN\u2019S PRE-MIDTERM PLANS<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>The cuts raise fears of higher oil prices and higher gas prices in the United States, which would hurt Democrats in the midterm elections, as well as added revenues for the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s clear that OPEC+ is aligning with Russia with today&#8217;s announcement,&#8221; White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters following the news. <\/p>\n<p>Talks with Venezuela about sanctions reductions began in March shortly after <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war-in-ukraine\">Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine<\/a>. They have since gained further momentum, including this weekend, when Biden announced a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/venezuela-releases-us-hostages-citgo-6-in-exchange\">prisoner swap<\/a> between Washington and Caracas \u2014 authorizing the return of two of Maduro\u2019s jailed relatives from the U.S. in exchange for Venezuela\u2019s return of seven American detainees. <\/p>\n<p>A U.S. official <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-plans-to-ease-venezuela-sanctions-enabling-chevron-to-pump-oil-11665005719\">told<\/a> the <i>WSJ<\/i> that the prisoner swap created \u201cnew opportunities\u201d between the two countries. <\/p>\n<p>Prominent Republicans seized on the news to blast Biden\u2019s energy policies, describing a deal with Venezuela as \u201cunconscionably dangerous,\u201d while others blamed Biden for causing the energy crisis in the first place. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy on earth would you let Venezuela\u2019s corrupt leader Maduro \u2014 a Russian lackey \u2014 make money by selling oil and not let freedom-loving Pennsylvanians, Kansans, Oklahomans, Texans and North Dakotans before that?\u201d former CIA Director Mike Pompeo <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikepompeo\/status\/1577797935693193217\">said<\/a><\/u> in response to the news. \u201cUnconscionably dangerous.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why on earth would you let Venezuela\u2019s corrupt leader Maduro \u2014 a Russian lackey &#8211; make money by selling oil and not let freedom-loving Pennsylvanians, Kansans, Oklahomans, Texans and North Dakotans before that? \u00a0 Unconscionably dangerous.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xxX3CyftnH\">https:\/\/t.co\/xxX3CyftnH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikepompeo\/status\/1577797935693193217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2022<\/a>\n             <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBanning drilling, emptying the strategic reserve, begging the Venezuelan dictator to produce more oil \u2014 these policies aren\u2019t an accident,\u201d Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said on <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCottonAR\/status\/1577810577388363776\">Twitter<\/a><\/u>. &#8220;It\u2019s decline by design.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"TweetUrl\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Banning drilling, emptying the strategic reserve, begging the Venezuelan dictator to produce more oil\u2014these policies aren\u2019t an accident<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s decline by design.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCottonAR\/status\/1577810577388363776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2022<\/a>\n              <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration said in response to the news that it has no plans to change its sanctions policy on Venezuela without \u201cconstructive steps\u201d from Maduro to restore democracy. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our sanctions policy on Venezuela remains unchanged,\u201d White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/us-says-no-change-venezuela-sanctions-policy-2022-10-06\/\">told<\/a> <i>Reuters<\/i> in a statement. \u201cWe will continue to implement and enforce our Venezuela sanctions,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans took aim at President Joe Biden following reports that he is considering providing significant sanctions relief to Venezuela\u2019s government in order to allow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1676130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1676128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1676128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1676128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1676128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1676130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1676128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1676128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1676128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}