Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “Bill was a true patriot and a tenacious public servant, dedicating his life to his constituents in Pinellas County.”

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.

I would like to tighten the sanctions on those military leaders because I see that as the problem.

In 2014, we supported a resolution that this committee passed--Jim McGovern's House Resolution 418, which called for an end to persecution.