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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.
I rise out of respect and admiration for our tremendous Speaker, the incredible leader of our Republican Conference and my friend, John Boehner. He has stayed true to his home State of Ohio for well over 20 years, serving his constituents…
Today, I rise to recognize Officer Edison Cruz for being named the officer of the second quarter of 2015 of the police department at the Village of Pinecrest, my hometown. Officer Edison is an invaluable member of the Pinecrest police DUI…
I urge all of my colleagues to do the same, and send a message to the people of Tunisia that we appreciate and support their efforts.
Today, the people of Tunisia are firmly going down the path toward democracy, as we have seen them reach multiple milestones.
The administration has attempted to assuage concerns that Iran will not use its sanctions relief to support terror.
I urge members to support House Resolution 277, which recognizes the democratic transition in Tunisia.
We need to ask ourselves if this nuclear deal with Iran makes the United States safer. Does it make Israel safer? Does it make the world safer? As a result of this deal, Iran will be nuclear-capable, and its neighbors will not be…
The Iranian nuclear deal unacceptably lifts certain sanctions on individuals like: Qasem Soleimani--in the middle--the current commander of Iran's Quds Force, who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American servicemen and -women…
I thank my esteemed chairman for his leadership on this critical issue. I also want to congratulate Mr. Pompeo, whose resolution we are discussing. Mr. Speaker, this deal will allow Iran to become nuclear capable in just a short order. It…
I want to highlight the hard work of our esteemed chairman, Mr. Royce of California, and our ranking member, Mr. Engel, who have done an incredible job throughout--I don't know how many hearings we have had in our Foreign Affairs…
This week, we will debate and vote on one of the most consequential national security and foreign policy issues that we have faced in quite some time--the Iran nuclear agreement. This deal allows Iran to continue to enrich uranium and to…
Of course, this also means that Iran will have more money to support terror and its proxies like Hezbollah and Hamas.
From an economic perspective, the very concept of trade and investment in Cuba is grounded in the misconception about how business takes place on the island.
A bad deal is a bad deal under a Republican President or a Democratic President. This Iran nuclear deal is a bad deal because we have seen this movie before. We know how it ends. I have repeatedly stated that Iran has been following the…
It is alarming and striking just how similar the language is between President Clinton's 1994 announcement of a nuclear agreement with North Korea and President Obama's announcement of a nuclear agreement with Iran earlier this month.
The whole point of sanctions, Mr. Secretary, was not to bring Iran to the negotiation table, and dismantling Iran's nuclear infrastructure used to be the administration's goal.
Inspectors will also be able to access any suspicious location. Put simply, the organization responsible for the inspection, the IAEA, will have access where necessary, when necessary.
These negotiations mirror the same track that the nuclear negotiations with North Korea took.
As Congress continues to do our due diligence on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action... it is important that we do not make the same mistakes again.
I was outspoken against the George W. Bush administration for removing North Korea from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list...
We repeatedly hear supporters of this weak and dangerous Iran nuclear deal throw out this false dichotomy: It is either this deal or war. The reality of the situation is this: If Congress does not reject this naive Iran nuclear deal, then…
we will actually be helping Iran modernize. We will actually be helping Iran advance its nuclear infrastructure.
if Congress does not vote to block this agreement, we will certainly see, in addition to a conventional arms race, a nuclear arms race in the region.
this nuclear deal will not only not prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, but it will also likely precipitate war.
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