Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican, has raised concerns about the U.S.' ability to conduct large-scale reconstruction efforts. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas), left, and Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, right, greets Government Accountability Office International Affairs and Trade Acting Director Michael Courts, center, before he testifies at a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing in the Rayburn Office Building on the September 11, 2012 attack on the american consulate in Benghazi, Washington, D.C., Thursday, November 15, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Cubans walk to Thursday’s celebration in Guantanamo of Revolution Day during which President Raul Castro said he is open to talks with the U. S. His offer was met by skepticism in the U.S., most vehemently from Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. “When the Castro brothers talk, they lie,” the Cuban-born Florida Republican said. (Associated Press)

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"We must stop looking at the drug cartels today solely from a law-enforcement perspective," said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, wants to cut funds to the U.N. as well as its Population Fund. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican, wants Congress to block U.S. funding for any U.N. efforts to give Palestinians a heightened status. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who heads the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sees U.S. contributions as "our strongest leverage." (Associated Press)

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"Cutting the [U.N.] budget is not enough, because you need to reform the monster, you need to reform the beast, and if you don't get fundamental reform, you are still rewarding a corrupt, mismanaged agency," said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. (Associated Press)

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"Cutting the [U.N.] budget is not enough, because you need to reform the monster, you need to reform the beast, and if you don't get fundamental reform, you are still rewarding a corrupt, mismanaged agency," said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. (Associated Press)