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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, a picture is worth a thousand words. This poster shows President Obama with the Che Guevara image behind him, coming soon to a T-shirt near you. Che was a sadistic murderer and killer who executed Cubans during his reign of…
Mr. Speaker, Raul Castro's thugs arrested or detained many Cuban pro-democracy leaders in anticipation of the President's time in Cuba. Berta Soler, the leader of the Ladies in White, was detained; Antonio Rodiles, detained; and some of…
Mr. Speaker, when President Obama announced his efforts to normalize relations with Cuba in December 2014, many of us believed that his decision would only embolden the regime and end up hurting the Cuban people. Well, almost a year and a…
the OAS is very silent when it comes to many of the abuses in the region, but they are very vocal when it comes to criticizing this country.
I remain extremely disappointed that the OAS continues to fail to live up to its obligations to support the respect for human rights and uphold democratic principles.
We must advance policies that support American manufacturing in order to bolster private investment and create more jobs in our Nation.
It is vital that we send the message to the North Korean dictatorship that our strong partnership with South Korea will continue to be strengthened under the ideals of freedom and democracy.
Mr. Speaker, earlier this month, the Gulf Cooperation Council pledged to designate Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, as a terrorist organization. This positive move was followed up with a similar designation by the Arab League. This is in stark…
Mr. Speaker, President Obama's trip to Cuba is ill- conceived and premature. A fun trip, the President labeled it. The visit comes on the heels of declarations by the Communist Party that it will ``not give up a single inch in the defense…
I was extremely disappointed to see that our State Department's latest human rights report on China quoted a Chinese official's unsubstantiated and dubious claim that any harvesting of organs from prisoners would now be voluntary.
This is a resolution which condemns China's ongoing, gruesome practice of harvesting organs from the followers of Falun Gong.
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