The United States is the world's leading expert when it comes to living up to these two ideals, yet, too often we find ourselves sending money to governments that deny their citizens even the most basic human rights without leveraging that assistance to push for change to the status quo.
Ros-Lehtinen criticizes U.S. aid to countries violating human rights without demanding reforms.
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