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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 rise to recognize a great South Florida organization: Women of Tomorrow. This month, Women of Tomorrow will hold its annual gala, celebrating 10 years of making a difference in the lives of young women. Women of Tomorrow was…
We have failed to effectively use our resources to help build strong, accountable institutions that protect basic human rights.
We should not associate the protests in Jordan and Bahrain with events transpiring in Tripoli, Cairo, and Beirut.
Madam Speaker, we must maintain firm ties with our allies, and enemies must be clearly identified. I hope that this administration can tell who's who.
This administration's prior decision to cut support from pro-democracy civil groups in Egypt and to only fund groups pre-cleared with the Mubarak government is a mistake we must never repeat.
The U.S. should never have been supporting a government with Hezbollah. Now, with Hezbollah in control, what is the justification for continued U.S. taxpayer investment?
Mr. Speaker, a few days ago, I lost an irreplaceable part of my family. My mother, Amanda Ros, passed away from complications due to Alzheimer's. She was a warm, loving, and caring woman who led an extraordinary life. She was my father's…
Madam Speaker, I yield for the purpose of making a unanimous-consent request to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mack), a gentleman you may be familiar with, who is the chairman of our Western Hemisphere Subcommittee. (Mr. MACK asked and…
Madam Speaker, I would like to yield 2\1/4\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce), the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade.
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 519) to secure the return to the United States the $179 million overpaid into the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund as of December 31, 2009, and for other purposes. The…
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The American people have spoken. They overwhelmingly voted for today's YouCut proposal calling for U.S. taxpayer funds overpaid to the United Nations to be returned to the United…
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