Three House Republicans from southern Florida almost derailed President Trump's tax and spending package due to concerns over sanctions on Venezuela. The lawmakers, Carlos A. Gimenez, Mario Diaz-Balart, and María Elvira Salazar, opposed a Treasury Department license extension for Chevron, which Trump had revoked. After negotiations and political maneuvers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the license would not be extended. This situation revealed tensions between Rubio and Grenell over foreign policy and highlighted the complexities of U.S.-Venezuela relations amidst ongoing legislation negotiations.
The three Cuban American lawmakers finally agreed late Wednesday to go along with the package after Trump agreed not to extend a Treasury Department license allowing energy giant Chevron to continue to produce and export Venezuelan oil.
Richard Grenell, Trump's envoy for special missions, had announced the extension on Tuesday, saying it was the result of an agreement he struck with Caracas - with Trump's approval.
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