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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.

Feb 23, 2016

This administration must also ensure that whistleblowers are reinstated at WIPO immediately.

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Feb 12, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 75th anniversary of the United Service Organizations, known to all of us as the USO. For 75 years, the USO has supported and strengthened the life of our servicemembers and their families at home…

Congressional Record · 2016-02-12
Feb 11, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the important efforts made by the Kurds and the Peshmerga in the fight against ISIS. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said last December: ``The Kurdish Peshmerga have been exactly what we have been…

Congressional Record · 2016-02-11
Feb 11, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend the Children's Bereavement Center, an organization located in my congressional district that has been providing support and lifting spirits for so many south Florida families after facing a tragic loss…

Congressional Record · 2016-02-11
Feb 11, 2016

I thank Mr. Chabot for his leadership on this issue. It is funny that the gentleman should call me Dr. Ileana Ros- Lehtinen, because I do have my doctorate from the University of Miami. One of the rivalries that I enjoyed with Mike Oxley…

Congressional Record · 2016-02-11
Feb 10, 2016

And so I just want to thank you for your leadership, thank Mr. Deutch for his continued involvement on behalf of his constituency and we will all of us join together in a bipartisan way to support this effort.

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Feb 10, 2016

Fundamentally, that if we allow the American people to believe that we are going to tolerate a regime that not only has unbelievable humanitarian atrocities that continue to get leveled on an almost daily basis but that we are going to…

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Feb 10, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge south Floridians to join me at the Dolphins Cancer Challenge on Saturday, February 20. The Dolphins Cancer Challenge raises money for the University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center to help…

Congressional Record · 2016-02-10
Feb 10, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 907) to improve defense cooperation between the United States and Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, with the Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the Senate…

Congressional Record · 2016-02-10
Feb 9, 2016

We want to protect Turkey against the PKK and that is something we are going to help them do.

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Feb 9, 2016

What steps is the administration taking to prevent a massacre of Syria's remaining moderate opposition?

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