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.
I ask for a written response on this following question, Mr. Secretary. Does the administration support the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act, H.R. 1872?
What is the justification for allowing the PLO office to remain open, given the lapse in waiver authority with no new waiver having been issued?
We need to take swift action before we are facing a similar situation--a crisis in Nicaragua--that we face in Venezuela.
I wanted to commend you and the administration for calling this week's election in Venezuela what it was--a sham and illegitimate.
I wanted to commend Chairman Royce and the other co-chairs of the International Conservation Caucus for their leadership and efforts.
What we are doing is guaranteeing Israel peace of mind for the next 5 years and signaling that the bipartisan support for Israel in the United States Congress is strong and getting stronger.
We will authorize security assistance for Israel at levels at no less than $3.3 billion a year.
A strong and secure Israel is in the best interest of the United States, and a strong and secure America is in the best interest of Israel.
I remain committed to Israel's long-term security and safety. I remain committed to peace. And I remain committed to a strong and thriving U.S.-Israel relationship.
I want to point out that I don't think that Iran's Supreme Leader is acting from a position of strength at all.
Iran's other malign activities... have largely been ignored by our P5+1 partners.
If we keep wishing and hoping that we are going to fix the JCPOA but nobody takes any action to do so, then we'll soon be in a far worse situation than when we started.
The administration must succeed in getting our European partners to act on the need to address Iran's malign activities.
We sanctioned it by downgrading the status of the PLO office, then immediately waived that sanction in the interests of so-called national security.
I am hoping to get some clarification from the State Department on the current status of the PLO office.
But for decades, the executive branch has had waiver authority to allow the office in DC to remain open.
It is more important now than ever that we do what we can to ensure the validity and security of our electoral process.
Addressing the challenge of food insecurity is both a moral and national security imperative.
We are missing an opportunity here and are, again, allowing the administration too much leeway.
It has been a long time since Congress has been able to reform some of our outdated laws.





