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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.

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Sep 17, 2014

We will do everything within our power to continue the fight, and we don't want to hear from the second generation...

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Sep 17, 2014

Madam Speaker, I thank our chairman. This proposal just examines one piece of the puzzle, not the totality of the Syrian crisis. The White House should have come to Congress for a full authorization for use of military force in Syria to…

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Sep 17, 2014

I have enormous respect for all of the people who have worked so hard to put in place the programs that exist.

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Sep 17, 2014

The mechanisms were there, but it was never successful.

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Sep 17, 2014

This, quite frankly, is unacceptable.

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Sep 17, 2014

Time is truly running out for us to bring them some sort of justice, some kind of closure, so that they can live out the rest of their lives in dignity and comfort.

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Sep 17, 2014

Today there are less than 1/2 million survivors of humanity's darkest period, with nearly half of all survivors worldwide living at or below the poverty level.

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Sep 17, 2014

The toll the Holocaust has taken on survivors is unimaginable and it is unforgivable, but we cannot forget that it takes a tremendous toll on the second generation as well.

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Sep 17, 2014

Justice, justice shall you pursue.

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Sep 17, 2014

A time may come when we may have to put boots on the ground to supplement the Kurds, the Iraqi forces.

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Sep 17, 2014

I have reservations about the President's plan to train and equip the so-called moderate Syrian rebels.

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