Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 00:00
Colombia has been a strong democracy and a steadfast ally in a region where U.S. interests are under assault.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 00:00
To ensure that U.S. foreign assistance to Haiti remains transparent and effective, I also plan on introducing legislation to that end this Congress, calling for increased and sustained oversight over U.S. funding to Haiti.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 00:00
Having spent years in Castro's dungeons for having the courage to stand up for the basic liberties of the Cuban people, now these brave individuals will be banished from their homeland, courtesy of the dictatorship and its accomplice, the Spanish governm
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 00:00
I will be cohosting a briefing to honor the courage and the sacrifice of those struggling for freedom in Cuba . In the last few months, the regime has only stepped up its vicious repression.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 00:00
Last week the Cuban tyranny sunk to an all new low as the communist thugs brutally attacked a procession of mothers, daughters, and wives of Cuban political prisoners collectively known as the Ladies in White, Las Damas de Blanco.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 00:00
For the people of Cuba , every day is a desperate struggle to maintain a glimmer of hope for a brighter future.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 00:00
Following the antics of Zelaya, Chavez, and Ortega, there were growing concerns over the ability of free people in the Western Hemisphere to defend democratic principles and institutions against the assaults of these and other oppressors belonging to ALBA
Friday, October 23, 2009 - 00:00
I rise today to reaffirm my long-standing support for the Colombian people, the Colombian-American community in south Florida, and to urge my colleagues to approve the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement as soon as possible.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 00:00
The United States cannot play wingman to tyrants who dismiss fundamental civil liberties and forsake constitutional commitment.