Republican Congressman Connie Mack (R-FL) said on Thursday that one of his goals for the legislative session that began this week is to get Venezuela included on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

The chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere told The Associated Press that the fact of getting Venezuela included on the list would also be an important element in the US policy toward Cuba.

"Venezuela is providing so much support to Cuba that if we manage to stop this support from Venezuela, it would have a big effect and would change the situation prevailing in Cuba," he said.

Mack considers that the United States should report to the Organization of American States (OAS) Venezuela's violation of the Inter-American Democratic Charter because it is the "only existing process." However, he admitted that the multilateral organization is "a joke" because it lacks "a legitimate role."