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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.
This is outrageous, and I'm asking for the State Department to be more proactive. I have communicated with them. I've communicated with our U.S. ambassador in Mexico. This week I meet with the Mexican ambassador to the United States. And…
I thank the gentleman from Indiana for the time. I plan to vote for this bill, H.R. 6156, even though I remain strongly opposed to granting Russia permanent normal trade relations, or PNTR, at this time, and I would like to explain the…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), who is the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, a member of the Armed Services…
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 786) honoring the four United States public servants who died in Libya and condemning the attacks on United States diplomatic facilities in Libya, Egypt, and…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor, Leader Pelosi, and Mr. Hoyer for spearheading this critical resolution about the recent terrorist attacks. Our thoughts and our prayers…
Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased to yield 1 minute to our esteemed majority leader, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor).
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to reinforce a few points. First, our thoughts and our prayers are with the families of the American diplomats murdered in Libya as we stand with…
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3783) to provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk…
Mr. Speaker, at this time we have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support today of H.R. 3783, the Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012, a bill introduced by my good friend, Mr. Duncan, an esteemed member of our…
Mr. Speaker, I proudly yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan), a member of our House Committee on Foreign Affairs as well as a member of the Homeland Security and Natural Resources Committees. More importantly…
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