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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 May as Lupus Awareness Month. According to the Lupus Foundation of America, as many as 2 million Americans, including my lovely stepdaughter, Katharine Lehtinen, are living with lupus, and another 16,000…
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to lend my voice in support of TSC Global Awareness Day on May 15. Tuberous sclerosis complex, or TSC, is a rare genetic disease that causes uncontrolled tumor growth across the face, body, and organs of affected…
Mr. Speaker, April is Autism Awareness Month. According to the CDC, 1 in 68 children in the United States have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, and about 3.5 million Americans are living with some form of autism. As a…
Mr. Speaker, I recently introduced House Concurrent Resolution 129 along with my south Florida colleague and friend, Congressman Ted Deutch, urging Germany to honor its commitments and moral obligations to Holocaust survivors by providing…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Bob Epling, one of south Florida's most distinguished business and civic leaders. Bob currently serves as the president and CEO of the Community Bank of Florida and sits on numerous boards, including the…
INKSNA is an important nonproliferation tool. GAO told us that State's noncompliance has probably undermined the credibility of our sanctions.
But when the Secretary General of the U.N., sir, makes such a provocative statement and accusation against Morocco it really pinned them against the wall.
There's got to be a way that we can find a compromise here and we can do it without including the controversial provisions.
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