Senator Bob Corker, R-Tn., the ranking Republican member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday made the following statement on the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez:
“Following the death of Hugo Chavez, it is my hope that all Venezuelans will have the opportunity to fully exercise their political rights, including freedom of expression and assembly, in fully free and fair constitutionally-mandated elections and build a more prosperous future for their country.”