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On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
Just in closing, I would hope some of these impassioned speakers on behalf of respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law for the people of Vietnam, as meritorious as they are, I hope that they're extended to my native homeland of Cuba as well. May we hear those voices on the House floor calling for those same characteristics for the people of Cuba. With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida
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Sep 11, 2012

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