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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.

Mar 3, 2015

I have been advocating for the administration to withdraw from the U.S.-Russia nuclear cooperation agreement, the 123 Agreement.

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Feb 25, 2015

We are just going to talk about a nuclear deal with Rouhani, we will ignore human rights.

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Feb 25, 2015

What signal does that tell the Castro regime? We can do whatever we want and everything is forgiven, and it sends a terrible signal to the human rights activists.

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Feb 25, 2015

Mr. Speaker, this week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. This time is dedicated to educating parents and children about the causes and serious health conditions and consequences of eating disorders. Eating disorders affect more…

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Feb 25, 2015

if the United States does not lead the way, the international community will be silent.

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Feb 25, 2015

Oh, you should read the Cuban Constitution. It is a beauty. They don't follow one word of it, but it is beautiful.

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Feb 25, 2015

Despite the administration's lip service to the issue of human rights, they have been effectively ignoring human rights in our foreign policy discussion.

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Feb 25, 2015

I am appreciative of your continued dedicated leadership on this issue.

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Feb 25, 2015

And what is true is that since these secret negotiations have taken place, and now 19 months or so, 20 months, the number of arrests in Cuba have also skyrocketed.

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Feb 25, 2015

The silence is deafening. And it is no surprise that Nicolas Maduro, the thug of Venezuela, went to Cuba...

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