Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]

Marco Rubio's deeds and words don't match

2012-06-03T09:37:20Z

It's unfortunate that two of Rubio's closest mentors, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida GOP Rep. Ileana Ros Lehtinen, who both support comprehensive immigration reform, can't shake their protégé by the shoulders and set him straight.

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US remains opposed to military action in Syria

2012-06-02T21:41:30Z

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said the U.S. should expel other Syrian officials and "expand our overall sanctions against Damascus." Under pressure from lawmakers to do more, the White House is working to draft the legal framework for potentially ...

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Key U.S. lawmaker doubts Russia will help ease out Assad

2012-06-01T19:12:22Z

Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said she hoped the Obama administration would be able to use diplomacy to "get Russia to do the right thing" - at least by stopping arms sales to Assad's government, which is using deadly force against an ...

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Key U.S. lawmaker doubts Russia will help ease out Assad

2012-06-01T17:10:41Z

Sen. Marco Rubio's bill draws charges of hypocrisy from immigrant advocates

2012-06-01T01:25:47Z

He earned his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 1996 while interning for U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. In the late 1990s he served as a City Commissioner for West Miami. Rubio was elected to the Florida House of ...

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Rep. West 'staying away from the Miami guys' following gruesome attack

2012-05-31T12:18:22Z

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mario Diaz-Balart ... Spotting his fellow Floridians, Rep. Allen West (R-Fla) broke off talking with a reporter and declared loudly to the group, "I'm staying away from the Miami guys."

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The ultimate example of Big Government gone bad: North Korea secretly murders its own officials

2012-05-31T01:12:39Z

Wouldn't you hate to be a North Korean negotiator right about now? "The North Korean regime is hell-bent on being a belligerent actor," Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., who heads up the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said during a recent visit with ...

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Does anyone really want a deal?

2012-05-30T14:14:05Z

One of the most militant voices, Rep. Ileana Ros- Lehtinen, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, disdains diplomacy. Negotiations are “foolish,” she said, and “will only embolden the regime.” One Capitol Hill source following the issue ...

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U.S. Remains Opposed to Military Action in Syria

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

...The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said the expulsion of the Syrian diplomat doesn't go far enough. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said the U.S. should expel other Syrian officials and "expand our overall sanctions against Damascus." Under pr

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U.S. Remains Opposed to Military Action in Syria

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

Romney Calls for Action on Syria, but His Party Is Divided

2012-05-29T22:22:02Z

That announcement, said the chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, should have come before similar moves by countries like Britain, France and Germany. “The U.S. should have taken the lead in ...

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Justices Reject Appeal Seeking Payments for Ex-Iran Hostages

2012-05-29T19:15:56Z

On May 17, Representative Bruce Braley, an Iowa Democrat, and Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican who is chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced legislation that would double the fines against companies ...

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US remains opposed to military action in Syria

2012-05-29T18:18:40Z

Mariela Castro and LGBT Leader Rea Carey: Conversation, Yes -- But Please, Not in a Vacuum

2012-05-29T10:47:41Z

I therefore cannot agree with those -- such as LGBT-ally Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) -- who wholly oppose Castro's visit and her participation in dialogues here. Nor can I -- or, I think, any reasonable observer -- deny what positive impact Mariela ...

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Miami attorney to Rea Carey of Task Force: Meet with Mariela Castro, 'but please, not in a vacuum'

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

...those with whom one disagrees never seems to yield results. I therefore cannot agree with those -- such as LGBT-ally Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) -- who wholly oppose Castro's visit and her participation in dialogues here. Nor can I -- or, I think, a

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30 North Korean Officials Die in 'Car Crashes'

2012-05-27T17:30:55Z

It may even launch on Memorial Day: "Holidays or sad commemorations like Memorial Day weekend is when the leadership tries to provoke the democratic allies into action," said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

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Congressional speeches show less smarts

2012-05-27T08:12:35Z

Florida's top language level score, grade 13.1, went to U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami. The analysis found that moderates in both parties generally speak in more complex terms, producing higher grade-level readings than the most left ...

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Congressional speeches show less smarts

2012-05-27T08:12:35Z

Neither high nor low scores are exclusive to the Democratic or Republican party. Florida's top language level score, grade 13.1, went to U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami.

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Congress shows fewer smarts in speeches

2012-05-26T09:18:11Z

Neither high nor low scores are exclusive to the Democratic or Republican party. Florida's top language level score, grade 13.1, went to U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami. The analysis found that moderates in both parties generally speak in more ...

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Iran uranium of elevated enrichment raises concern

2012-05-25T20:53:44Z

"What are these talks actually accomplishing?" asked Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen(R-Fla.), chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. "The Iranian regime still hasn't stopped enriching uranium, hasn't turned over its enriched uranium ...

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