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On the recordMay 23, 2017
We are so pleased that Mr. Castro has, once again, joined us in this battle for human rights, for democracy, for justice, for the rule of law, in our hemisphere. His voice is a valiant one that needs to be heard and is always present whenever the struggle for human rights is mentioned. So thank you, Mr. Castro, for this stance today and for the stance that you have taken on behalf of beleaguered people in our hemisphere every day. Now, Mr. Sires and I are so thankful that our subcommittee chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan), has joined us. As I mentioned, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Sires is the ranking member of that subcommittee, and Mr. Duncan is the chairman of that subcommittee, a valiant voice for freedom that must be heard. I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan).
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida
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May 23, 2017

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