Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “For over 10 years, administration after administration, I have been trying to remove waiver authority, have introduced…”

It's important to note Ranking Member Engel's BURMA Act, which still needs to be passed and that aims to impose additional sanctions.

I add my support for all the measures before us today.

As a person who lost her native homeland, Cuba, to communism, where we don't have elections, I always say that it is wonderful to get interrupted by elections and by votes.

This important bill would extend this longstanding bipartisan lifesaving program for another 5 years.