Apr 14, 2010
Madam Speaker, I know that Mr. Delahunt has about 10 speakers, so I'm going to continue to reserve for a while.
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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Apr 13, 2010
Madam Speaker, I am delighted to wish a happy birthday to my good friend and Key West community leader Tom Oosterhoudt. This Thursday night, the 15th, Tom will be surrounded by many community activists from the Keys to celebrate. Tom will…
Apr 13, 2010
Madam Speaker, this morning, my good friend and Florida colleague Congressman Ron Klein and I held a press conference at the Little Havana Activity and Nutrition Center where we unveiled our bipartisan anti-Medicare fraud bill. Medicare…
Mar 22, 2010
Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize an outstanding individual from my South Florida community, Alejandro Aguirre. Alejandro is the editor of Diario Las Americas, South Florida's first Spanish language daily newspaper. Diario Las…
Mar 21, 2010
I rise in opposition to this flawed health care bill. Everyone deserves health care treatment. Everyone deserves access to health care insurance. Everyone deserves both at an affordable cost. However, this health care bill is not the…
Mar 16, 2010
Madam Speaker, yesterday, March 15, was Florida's Day of Action to raise awareness about the sham elections in Sudan which are scheduled for next month. When the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in the year 2005, the dream of a…
Mar 16, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of House Resolution 1128 and join my colleagues in congratulating Team USA and Vancouver, Canada, for an outstanding 2010 Winter Olympics. Though this year's…
Mar 16, 2010
Mr. Speaker, if I could inform Ambassador Watson that I have some more remarks to make, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to take a moment to highlight an unfortunate absurdity that we are confronted with today, Mr…
Mar 16, 2010
I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in strong support of House Resolution 311, introduced by my good friend from California, Ambassador Watson. For the past 129 years, the American Red Cross has been providing material and…
Mar 16, 2010
Madam Speaker, for more than 1 year, Congress and the administration have failed to make health care reform a reality. The 2,700-page bill, which can only pass through convoluted, inside- the-Beltway shenanigans, has over $500 billion in…
Mar 16, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I'd like to take a moment to highlight the fact that shortly before our friends in Canada were kind enough to host the Olympics in Vancouver, my home district of Miami, Florida, was…
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