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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.

Apr 26, 2016

Mr. Speaker, along with Congressman Ted Deutch, I introduced H. Con. Res. 129, a resolution urging Germany to honor its commitments and fulfill its moral obligations to Holocaust survivors. Germany, even by the current government's own…

Congressional Record · 2016-04-26
Apr 26, 2016

So the answer is yes. For the people who count the bodies, they know that there has been a massive exodus of people.

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Apr 20, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight south Florida's wild and wonderful national parks--Biscayne, Dry Tortugas, and Everglades--during National Park Week and the National Park Service Centennial. American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer…

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Apr 19, 2016

I continue to believe that the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances should be unequivocal guidelines to which the United States must remain fully and firmly committed.

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Apr 19, 2016

This bill would require the State Department to develop a strategy to partner with our Caribbean neighbors on everything from counternarcotics to energy security.

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Apr 19, 2016

I am proud to be the Republican lead, alongside my good friend and the ranking member, Eliot Engel, on the U.S.-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act.

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Apr 19, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding south Floridian and her initiative, the Pamela Silva Conde Scholarship. Having graduated from my alma mater, Florida International University, with a degree in broadcast journalism and…

Congressional Record · 2016-04-19
Apr 18, 2016

continued U.S. assistance to Israel is so critical to ensuring that the Jewish state can protect herself against the threats that we're talking about today.

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Apr 18, 2016

It's the message they receive from the Palestinian leadership and Abu Mazen and this is where the U.S. can do more.

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Apr 18, 2016

Unfortunately, as both of our speakers have pointed out, this hearing is quite timely. Israel fell victim to a disgusting terror attack as 21 people were injured in a bus bombing in Jerusalem just yesterday.

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Apr 18, 2016

Madam Speaker, I rise in remembrance of Rabbi Herbert Baumguard, who passed away this past Friday, at the age of 95. Rabbi Baumguard founded Temple Beth Am, which is an important institution in my congressional district that has brought…

Congressional Record · 2016-04-18

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