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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.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. A nuclear Iran is unacceptable. Our fundamental strategic objective must be to stop Iran before it obtains nuclear weapons capabilities and to compel it to permanently dismantle its…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in strong support of the Iran Threat Reduction Act, which I introduced together with the distinguished ranking member of our committee, the gentleman from California (Mr…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from California (Mr. Berman) be allowed to control half of the time in the affirmative. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Florida…
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1905) to strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, and for other purposes…
Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 863 I was unavoidably detained in a national security briefing. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Bishop of New York The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the…
Despite the 5 percent reduction to the committee's budget for this calendar year, we have met and we have surpassed our goals as described in our oversight plan.
It's time that all Taiwanese officials are afforded the proper respect and be allowed to visit the United States.
This legislation is designed to address the drift and lack of strategic thinking that has hurt the relationship in recent years.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2918 offered by the Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Thank you, Madam Chairman, for having these hearings to explore once again the horror of the Holocaust and to give us the honor and the education of being with Holocaust survivors.
I thank the gentlelady from Ohio for yielding to me, and I congratulate her for her leadership on this very important fiscal issue that really permeates throughout our society and throughout our families and throughout the entire budgetary…
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