Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

I thank Mr. Johnson for his comments. I think he highlighted the basic problems that we have in dealing with a rogue regime like Iran that cannot be trusted, that has not been dealing with us in a straight manner. I thank the gentleman…

I would like to thank all of my colleagues who are here tonight at this late hour to talk about the weak negotiations that are taking place in Vienna on the nuclear deal with Iran. We have a number of distinguished speakers tonight who…

I have focused a lot of my criticism on the sunset clause, because it does essentially give them a radically enhanced breakout capability upon the expiration of the agreement.

The only good deal is one in which Iran ceases all enrichment and dismantles its nuclear infrastructure.

Any signing bonus or currency injection going to Iran from sanctions relief will be spent on Iran fomenting hegemonic ambitions in the region.

GCC countries see the desire to legitimize Iran as a power and counterweight in the region as the motivation for current U.S. policy.

Our Gulf allies believe that the United States has turned its back on them.

It is important to examine how the Gulf Cooperation Council, the GCC, will be directly impacted by these policy decisions.

I thank my good friend, the gentleman from Virginia, for his comments. I know that it comes from great experience. I believe that he also served as a staff member on the Foreign Relations Committee in the Senate. That has definitely helped…

I remain very skeptical about these talks due to so many questions that remain about justice for victims, human rights, disarmament, impunity.

It is not the first time the Obama administration releases criminals who have been targeted or even killed--who have targeted or even killed U.S. citizens.

I was joined by my colleagues Mario Diaz-Balart, Albio Sires, and Carlos Curbelo in sending a letter to Ambassador Whitaker and Immigration Director Rodriguez urging our Government to prioritize these cases and allow any eligible Cuban to…

Are embassies in Latin America sending a message to Cuban nationals that are seeking asylum that due to this dangerous establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba, that the legitimate cases of Cuban asylum…

A long period of time between observing a sanctionable action and sanctions probably undermines the credibility of the sanctions.

The Assad regime is responsible for the deaths of maybe 150,000 to 200,000 people in Syria.

I see no urgency, however, from the Obama administration aimed at pressuring Assad to go.

There should be no doubt that Assad is, in fact, the one responsible for the horrific humanitarian crisis, the violence, the killing in Syria.

I remain concerned about the security situation in Haiti.

I applaud you for saying that you are going to root out the anti-Israel bias that exists.

Will the United States--yes or no--veto any resolution at the U.N. that forces, imposes, this two-state solution on Israel?

This dangerous deal will open the pathway for Iran to become a nuclear threshold state, will legitimize this pariah nation on the international scene and will help fund the regime's other illicit behavior.

The Iranian regime responds to strength and they see us as weak right now.

The human rights situation in Iran under Rouhani... has actually gotten worse and he continues to use your loved ones as pawns.

We must make it clear in no uncertain terms that we will not allow the regime to hold American citizens and deny them their due process while torturing them and subjecting them to inhumane treatment.

The U.S. must not negotiate to reward the Iranian regime while continuing to pursue this weak nuclear deal with a regime that continues to imprison American citizens.