Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “I'm so pleased to yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), the chairman of the Foreign Affairs…”

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 resolution condemns the Maduro regime for its role in the deterioration of Venezuela's democratic institutions.

We had Joe Crowley and Steve Chabot, who's a wonderful member of our committee, pass an important bill condemning the ethnic cleansing going on.

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