ADRubio also said Wednesday that the US controls “the dispersal of the money” but not “the actual money,” with Venezuela submitting “budget request[s]” and the US approving them. Florida Republicans in the House have raised concerns that Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, may still find a way to misuse the funds. Some legal experts said the plan could also clash with laws that dictate how the US can spend money. “If the US government is controlling how Venezuela may spend oil-sale proceeds, that raises serious questions under the Miscellaneous Receipts Act,” attorney Scott Levy said. “On its own, calling the funds ‘Venezuela’s’ doesn’t resolve those concerns given the degree of US control being exercised.”Other Democratic lawmakers have recently made requests similar to Garcia’s.