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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “I think we have a greater appreciation of Ambassador Eizenstat's patience now that we have undergone some of what he has…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 1997
I think we have a greater appreciation of Ambassador Eizenstat's patience now that we have undergone some of what he has been doing for the past months. And as Congressman Diaz-Balart so well pointed out, we are very distressed over the naming of the panelists by the World Trade Organization to hear this European Union complaint against our overwhelmingly supported legislation, Helms-Burton legislation, which was drafted, to a great extent, by my colleague, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, as well as other colleagues, such as the gentleman from New Jersey, Bob Menendez, and many others.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Discussing the Helms-Burton legislation and the World Trade Organization's panelists in relation to a European Union complaint.

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