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and Engel: Administration, Western Hemisphere Governments Must
Defend Democracy in Venezuelan Election   Location: Washington,
DC  Congressmen Connie Mack (FL-14) and Eliot Engel (NY-17),
Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the
Western Hemisphere, issued the following statement today in
advance of Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela:  "The
eyes of the world will be on Venezuela this Sunday when it holds
its national elections. As Article 1 of the Inter-American
Democratic Charter guarantees, "The people of the Americas have
a right to democracy and their governments have an obligation to
promote and defend it." The Venezuelan people deserve no less
and the democracies of the Western Hemisphere must stand
staunchly behind this principle. We call upon the Administration
to hold Venezuela to the high standard for democracy enshrined
in the Charter to ensure that Sunday's election accurately
reflects the will of the peop