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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 am proud to rise today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Jackson Health System. Jackson Memorial Hospital first opened its doors in south Florida a century ago as a 13-bed community hospital. In the years since, Jackson…
Mr. Speaker, there are very few legislative days left this calendar year, and the House has yet to debate and vote on the Dream Act or any legislative proposal that would shield our DREAMers from deportation. The administration created an…
Mr. Speaker, I thank our esteemed leader for this time, and I rise in strong support of H.R. 4324, the Strengthening Oversight of Iran's Access to Finance Act, authored by our good friend Mr. Williams of Texas, who is swinging for the…
Mr. Speaker, the JCPOA was flawed. We all know that. It was weak and it was dangerous. Let's ask our constituents, our taxpayers, if they want their dollars to fund the purchase of planes for the number one state sponsor of terror. I think…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami on the opening of its new Sports Health and Urgent Care Center. With this new center, Nicklaus continues its proud tradition as one of the leading pediatric…
This dynamic duo continues to set the standard for bipartisan cooperation in the Congress.
Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from Colorado (Mr. Buck) for the time. I want to thank Chairman Hensarling because these bills that we are combining today came out of his committee. I want to thank him for his leadership in bringing…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the career of Maria Diaz, who will be retiring after more than 35 years serving at the Social Security Administration in my hometown of Miami. My staff and I have had an opportunity to know and work…
Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the Miami Jewish Health Systems as they break ground on their cutting-edge memory care facility to be called the S. Donald Sussman EmpathiCare Village. This facility will serve as an essential…
Mr. Speaker, today is a bittersweet day for our office because we bid farewell to my senior foreign policy adviser and subcommittee staff director, Eddy Acevedo--a native Miami boy and a proud Nicaraguan American. For over a decade, Eddy…
Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago, a human rights activist in my native homeland of Cuba, Jorge Luis Garcia Perez, better known as Antunez, was detained in Cuba on his way to the airport. Antunez was going to speak at an event hosted by Freedom…
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