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On the recordJuly 11, 2018
I have already led two letters urging sanctions on Ortega's cronies for their roles in corruption and human rights violations against the Nicaraguan people.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Ros-Lehtinen discusses her efforts to impose sanctions on Nicaraguan officials for human rights abuses.

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