There has been skepticism of easing sanctions against President Nicolás Maduro's government on both sides of the aisle.
, a Democrat for Florida's 10th congressional district, said she was"deeply skeptical of the new talks."
The state of Florida has a significant Venezuelan population and Venezuelans had the top rate for population growth among Hispanics in the U.S. from 2010 to 2019., a Republican who is considered a strong presidential contender in 2024, also weighed in, tweeting on Monday:"It is wrong for the Biden Administration to beg for oil from Venezuela & legitimize Maduro's communist regime during an official visit.
Republican Representative Carlos Gimenez, of Florida's 26th district, said that"Biden's team brokering an oil-sale deal with Venezuela is embarrassing."