Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

The real practical impact of 2334 is that it leaves the possibility of peace even more remote.

It was a departure in policy by the Obama administration and it was a move that was opposed by many of us in Congress.

We cannot turn a blind eye to the suffering of the Iranian people under the Supreme Leader, and the so-called moderate Rouhani, and we must not turn a blind eye to the suffering of the ethnic and religious minorities in Iran, like the…

They have got to hold free, fair, and transparent elections, promote democracy, strengthen the rule of law, respect the right of freedom of association or they don't get these loans from the United States and the international community.

Taking his cues from Ortega and seeing the tepid response from the international community, Ortega has ignored the Nicaraguan Constitution, manipulated the nation's Supreme Court and its Electoral Council to empower his regime and silence…

I think it is so important for your subcommittee to shine a spotlight on Nicaragua and the abusive actions orchestrated by Daniel Ortega and his decrepit regime.

That turned out to be an utter falsehood, as less than a month later with zero consultation with the Congress, the administration announced what has proven to be a complete failure of a deal with the Castro regime.

There are too many examples of how the White House has manipulated information while keeping the Congress and, most importantly, the American people in the dark.

This is simple bipartisan common sense.

The administration must insist upon the unconditional return of Chesimard and all other fugitives from justice.

I call upon Secretary Kerry to allow these brave people to enter the United States.

Well, Mr. President, I have the list right here of 50 political prisoners compiled by our good friend and colleague, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

Promoting and defending human rights worldwide is one of our core values.

We can do better. We must do better.

I believe that the cause of human rights must be a larger priority in our foreign policy agenda.

We have 443 convicted terrorists in American prisons right now.

When we tell the terrorists around the world if you get caught you'll get released while the war is still going on, we encourage their recruitment.

Would it be fair to say that from now until the end of this Presidency that we would be seeing more and more detainees being released?

So it seems to me that the absence of any of these agreements wouldn't need to be discussed in a classified setting.

Has the administration provided military equipment or military training in exchange for taking in a detainee and if so to what extent and to which governments?

And if you could refresh my memory for Uruguay, for example, how much would that country have gotten for language and to the other----

Why would they want to take in these dangerous terrorists unless they believe that the benefits outweigh the risk?

The administration has not been forthcoming with the American people about the release of dangerous terrorists to various nations.

There have been over 60 visas.

We just wanted to nudge them along, and you have heard of individuals who are violating the human rights of Venezuelan nationals.