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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.

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Feb 9, 2016

We want to protect Turkey against the PKK and that is something we are going to help them do.

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Feb 9, 2016

What guarantees have you received from the Iraqis, and have you brought it up to protect the residents of Camp Liberty from this newly strengthened and well-funded regime in Tehran?

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Feb 9, 2016

What steps is the administration taking to prevent a massacre of Syria's remaining moderate opposition?

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Feb 9, 2016

I continue to be stunned that the State Department believes still that Russia and Iranian engagement in Syria could be a positive development.

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Jan 11, 2016

In a few years' time, we will be back here debating what to do after another nuclear device test by North Korea, by Iran, or by other rogue actors. North Korea poses an imminent threat now to our security as well as that of our allies. We…

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Jan 11, 2016

H. Res. 343 encourages China to end the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience.

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Dec 15, 2015

These issues must be addressed, and I continue to call on Egypt to improve its human rights practices.

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Dec 8, 2015

Freedom of expression is the cornerstone of any democratic nation.

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Dec 8, 2015

Freedom of expression is under attack in Latin America.

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Dec 8, 2015

The idea that Assad should be part of a political solution, or that he can be a partner in the war against ISIS, and the war against terror, is appalling.

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Dec 8, 2015

It's crucial that we as a country continue to speak out against these tactics.

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Dec 8, 2015

We need all political prisoners to be released immediately, including pro-democracy advocate, Leopoldo Lopez.

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Dec 1, 2015

The administration downplays concerns that Iran will use the sanctions relief it gets from the nuclear deal for its terror activities

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Nov 16, 2015

So thank you for what you are doing, and thank you for the excellent research that backs up what you are saying.

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Nov 16, 2015

And they are supposedly on, you know, great kids-oriented stations.

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Nov 16, 2015

And in the 10 years, excuse me, that you have had the institute and you presented this, have you seen a marked improvement?

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Nov 4, 2015

Today I rise to support the Step Forward to Cure TSC 5K Walk taking place at Florida International University's main campus, my alma mater, on Saturday, November 14. Tuberous sclerosis complex, or TSC, is a rare genetic disease with no…

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Nov 3, 2015

The President seems to be running out the clock until it is someone else's problem, and I don't think history will look kindly on the choices that this administration has made on the Syria issue.

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Nov 3, 2015

I continue to be extremely frustrated by the administration's inability to implement or even articulate a strategy in Syria or in the Middle East as a whole.

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Nov 2, 2015

I want to thank the task force members, of which I am humbled to be just a small part, Congresspersons Chris Smith, Kay Granger, Peter Roskam, Eliot Engel, Nita Lowey, Ted Deutch, and Steve Israel, all of us working together to highlight…

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Oct 21, 2015

This resolution, which I introduced alongside my friend and south Florida colleague, Congressman Ted Deutch, condemns anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement.

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Oct 21, 2015

The PLO has outlived its usefulness. It is no longer actually a partner in peace.

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Oct 21, 2015

Sadly, when the PA incites violence and we see a terror attack or continued increase in violent activity, as we have seen over the last month and a half, we find this wrong reflexive response from the international community to make a…

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Oct 21, 2015

The Palestinians need a leader who is willing to reach peace instead of inciting violence and that man has never been nor will ever be Abu Mazen.

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