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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “I believe that if the gentleman reads the bill, it is very clear. We are talking about the threat that is posed by the…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2000
I believe that if the gentleman reads the bill, it is very clear. We are talking about the threat that is posed by the Russian listening post in Cuba. It happens to be stationed in Cuba. It could be stationed anywhere else. It is a threat to the U.S. security, and I am not the only one to say it. My colleague can ask Secretary Cohen whether he believes that the intelligence facility of the Russians, and that is the topic of concern here, is a threat to the U.S. national security or not.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida
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Discussing the threat of a Russian listening post in Cuba during a congressional debate.

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