Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is a former U.S. Representative who served Florida's 18th congressional district from 1989 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first Hispanic woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Throughout her tenure, Ros-Lehtinen was known for her strong advocacy on issues related to Cuba, human rights, and foreign policy. She played a significant role in promoting legislation aimed at supporting democracy and human rights in Cuba, often speaking out against the Castro regime.
Activists are still being held for days at a time. Las Damas de Blanco are still being beaten and arrested.
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro continues to rule with impunity ignoring the pleas of the Venezuelan people for new leadership.
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Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to congratulate Biscayne Engineering as it celebrates its 120th anniversary this year. Located in my congressional district, Biscayne Engineering is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, business in the city of…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 2061) to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to concur in the Senate…
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This bill should lay out the conditions we need to see reform at UNRWA before the U.S. will allocate more money to that agency.
Sadly, many of our allies around the world turned a blind eye to that atrocious attack





