Mar 16, 2011
I believe the opportunity for close and bipartisan work exists, and I look forward to working with the chairman and the other members of the committee to move ahead on this issue.
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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Mar 16, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an extraordinary school in my south Florida community, the Miami Hebrew Academy. Founded in 1947 with just a handful of students, the Hebrew Academy was the first Jewish day school in the southeastern…
Mar 15, 2011
I commend MCC's commitment to working with the current Government of Honduras to advance its efforts in support of accountable governance.
Mar 15, 2011
Our State Department is continuing to impose pressure tactics and unjust visa policies against those who defended the sanity of the Honduran constitution.
Mar 15, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and support the efforts under way throughout my wonderful State of Florida to honor the courage, the achievement, and the legacy of Cuban Americans in the United States. The following cities, in…
Mar 15, 2011
Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Success for Kids, a wonderful organization working in my congressional district to help improve the lives of children and adolescents. Success for Kids is dedicated to empowering at-risk children by…
Mar 11, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a great individual of my south Florida community, Dr. Michael Alessandri, for his work with children and young adults who have been diagnosed with autism. Dr. Alessandri, a professor of psychology at…
Mar 2, 2011
I think that it is going to play a key role in the Middle East, where we can set up, as you mentioned, we can set up U.N. offices to do democracy building, rather than the U.S. going in.
Mar 2, 2011
So I think that in Haiti and in other places, where we would possibly have had troops, the U.N. is covering that for us.
Mar 2, 2011
I think it has improved and we still have to keep the pressure on them to make them improve more.
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