Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

We dedicate our commitment to bringing him home to his family and to continuing to press the administration to demand the regime fulfill its promises.

We must be willing to do what is right and demand that Iran release all hostages and hold the regime accountable for its human rights abuses and for its illicit activities.

How can Congress help to shift UNRWA's mandate to the U.N. High Commissioner of Refugees?

How can we put pressure so that Maduro at least allows humanitarian assistance to help the people?

Thank you for speaking out so strongly in support of the Venezuelan people.

He is acting with impunity.

Almost 80 people dead, thousands arrested, thousands in jail.

What actions are you considering to hold Maduro accountable at the U.N.?

I am deeply concerned about the proposed cuts to security assistance to Tunisia that might undermine progress being made in building democratic institutions and strengthening the economy.

It is critical that President Sisi continue to make the hard decisions necessary for long-term growth.

Despite a rocky start, I am happy to say that these funds have made some positive progress.

When the Obama administration proposed establishing enterprise funds in Egypt and Tunisia in 2011, I admit that I was skeptical.

The Kim regime cannot be allowed to maintain its monopoly on information.

Every day under the Kim regime, North Koreans are suffering unimaginable horrors.

I was proud to author and lead the reauthorization of this important law in both 2008 and 2012.

I am strongly against the proposed zeroing out of democracy and governance programs, especially in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, where civil society is facing increasing repression.

Iran is probably the greatest threat to Saudi Arabia and is certainly one of the greatest threats to regional stability and U.S. national security interests.

Iran is winning this competition. And it is not in the interest of the U.S. for Saudi Arabia to be destabilized.

I wish there was someone from the State Department here because I would ask them directly...

Qatar has long been a permissive terrorist financing environment, and if nothing else, this Saudi-led response will at least get the conversation started.

Many of us on this subcommittee have been calling attention to Qatar's history of financing terror, including its support for Hamas.

This hearing has become especially timely. In recent days, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and Bahrain have taken serious diplomatic actions against the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nation of Qatar.

Hezbollah is one of the most dangerous and formidable terror organizations in the world responsible for some of history's most notorious terror attacks.

Today, the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee passed a bill that I authored, the Nicaraguan Investment and Conditionality Act, the NICA Act. I thank Chairman Duncan and Ranking Member Sires for working with me to pass this important…

The fact that it appears to be beyond any dispute that about 100 men, due to their actual or suspected sexual orientation, were abducted, detained, and tortured, and as many as three have been killed, maybe more. That is outrageous.