ms. ros-lehtinen: address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise out of respect and admiration for our tremendous speaker, the incredible leader of our republican conference and my friend, john boehner. he has stayed true to his home state of ohio for well over 20 years, serving his constituents with pride and integrity. his distinguished career was marked by an honest pursuit of what is best for the american people as well as the inclusion of more folks under the big tent of our g.o.p. he has worked in a bipartisan manner to help create jobs and restore america's leadership. all the while maintaining a hard line on castro's rule in cuba, being supportive of our strong relations with israel, as well as remaining a tough opponent of the weaken -- weak and dangerous iran nuclear deal. john's decorum, grace and patience are his hallmarks and they will be greatly missed in our nation's capitol. only in america can th

ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent to address the house. ms. ros-lehtinen: this week, we will debate and vote on one of the most consequential national security and foreign policy issues that we have faced in quite sometime, the iran nuclear agreement. this deal allows iran to continue to enrich uranium and keep in place every key aspects of its nuclear programs and provides a lifeline to the iranian regime with billions of dollars which will fund support for terror and other acts of terror. this deal lifts the embargo on iran and lifts sanctions on its ballistic program and lifts sanctions on the international revolutionary guard corps. this is not a partisan or a political statement. this is the grim reality of the situation. this deal, as it has been presented to the congress and the american people will not prevent iran becoming a nuclear weapons state. it is incumbent upon us to reject this iran nuclear agreement this week. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman fro

ms. ros-lehtinen: i thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank my esteemed chairman for his leadership on this critical issue and i also want to congratulate mr. pompeo, whose resolution we are discussing. mr. speaker, this deal will allow iran to become nuclear capable in just a short order. it will allow iran to grow and expand its military. it will allow iran to continue with its support for terror. these facts are indisputable. what is also indisputable is that the regime in tehran detest the united states, the west and the democratic jewish state of israel, our steadfast partner. the supreme leader of iran constantly insites chants death to america and death to america. are we not listening? and through its proxies, hezbollah and hamas, iran seeks to make this threat into a reality. and earlier this week, the supreme leader threatened that israel will no longer exist in just 25 years. and because of this agreement, mr. speaker, the regime will now have the weapons, it will now have the capabilities to pose an even greate

ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. this morning the united nations will take yet another action that only serves to further undermine the prospects for peace between israelis and palestinians and underscores the lengths to which the united nations and many of its member states will go in order to wrongly isolate and delegitimatize the democratic jewish state of israel. by raising the palestinian flag for the first time ever at the u.n., that body is allowing palestinians to continue with their scheme to achieve unilateral statehood without having to honor their obligations to reach a peaceful settlement through direct egotiations with israel. while addressing the u.n. general assembly this week, president obama had an denounce this latest stunt and press the united nations to abandon its course of action and return to the principles of its own diplomatic agreements with regard to resolving the peace d process. yet as usual the president remained silent. that silence speaks volumes about the administration's policy towa

ms. ros-lehtinen, for five lints. -- minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. yesterday we witnessed thugs, tyrants, and dictators from russia, iran, and cuba, speak before the general assembly at the united nations. with straight faces each claimed to be defenders of peace, of international standards, of human rights. principles that putin, rouhani, and castro have made a living out of ignoring and abusing to the detriment of the people who live under their oppressive rule. president obama had an opportunity to set the tone to call for reforms at the badly mismanaged united nations. the to challenge the status quo. and re-establish america's leadership and credibility. instead, he used it as an opportunity to pay lip service ideals and values and to abdicate america's role as a world leader. a void that is now being filled by our adversaries like russia, ran, china, and syria. ideals d the russians continue their aggressive actions in ukraine and are murderous assad regime. iran has had a record number of since the so-called moderate leader, rouhani, took offi

ms. ros-lehtinen, chairman emeritus of the committee on foreign affairs who currently chairs our subcommittee on the middle east and north africa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, mr. speaker. and i want to highlight the hard work of our esteemed chairman, mr. royce of california, and our ranking member, mr. engel, who have done an incredible job through i don't know how many hearings we had in our foreign affairs committee highlighting the many flaws of this deal and giving the other side the not only do we have to allow -- not only do we have to allow them to become a nuclear threshold stay, yes, we must protect the nuclear program from sabotage and outside threats. mr. speaker, how does a rogue regime that has been in violation of the non-proliferation treaty of obligation for decades -- a rogue regime has been in nationsn of six united security resolutions, a regime that violates other international obligations get to be the beneficiary of such protections from the u.s. and other countries. this is madness, mr. speaker. it simplif

ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i rise to denounce so many human rights violations that are occurring throughout the hemisphere. whether it's venezuela or my native homeland of cuba. and as the pope prepares for his historic trip to motivated kangaroo cuba this weekend, he should meet with those people like the political prisoners who share common interest of peace and justice with the catholic church. the church stands for liberty, it defends the freedoms of oppressed people, the freedoms to pursue one's goals and dreams without having to live in fear. but the castro regime, it stands for the complete opposite. it stands for oppression, for violence, for hatred, for injustice. and i would urge his holiness to meet with those who truly defend the values for which the church stands. people like this young man, a graffiti artist, a young man who is only known communist cuba as his government. his name is el sexto, means the sixth one in reference to some other charges. he has been behind bars fundraise nearly

ms. ros-lehtinen: i thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank my esteemed chairman for his leadership on this critical issue and i also want to congratulate mr. pompeo, whose resolution we are discussing. mr. speaker, this deal will allow iran to become nuclear capable in just a short order. it will allow iran to grow and expand its military. it will allow iran to continue with its support for terror. these facts are indisputable. what is also indisputable is that the regime in tehran detest the united states, the west and the democratic jewish state of israel, our steadfast partner. the supreme leader of iran constantly insites chants death to america and death to america. are we not listening? and through its proxies, hezbollah and hamas, iran seeks to make this threat into a reality. and earlier this week, the supreme leader threatened that israel will no longer exist in just 25 years. and because of this agreement, mr. speaker, the regime will now have the weapons, it will now have the capabilities to pose an even greate

ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for one minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, mr. speaker. today i rise to recognize officer edison cruz for being named the officer of the second quarter of 2015, of the police department at the village of pine crest, my hometown. edison is invaluable member of the pine crest police d.u.i. enforcement program and is highly regarded for his knowledge in this important area of policing and community safety work. edison's leadership is further exemplified by his role in the coordination of the department's training regarding new d.u.i. blood warrant requirements. in addition to this most recent honor, officer cruz has received two awards from mothers against drunk driving, madd, for his successful efforts to protect the public from the terrible crime of drunk driving. i thank officer cruz for his dedication and important work in the service of the people of the place i'm so proud to call my home

ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. >> this morning the treasury department targeted for key hamas leaders as financialfacilitators further terrorist acts and sanctions and one was athletic and one was a palestinian, one egyptian, one jordanian, as well as a front company that refused to transfer all of these dollars. they were providing incredible financial support to individual terrorists as well as the groups they belong to. this highlights the international scope of fundraising by these terrorist enterprise, and the directing of military operations, the facilitating of the transfer of funds, all done within the cyber domain. were enough or that they would not be able to move this money around and planned these attacks. we are talking tens of millions of dollars that were moved from iran to saudi arabia, a lot of money laundering. how confident are you in your individual agencies and working together that you have the necessary resources to continue chick tract these terrorist activities that would be able to continue to sanction these individuals that keep popping up as soon as we put these four gu

ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. if we didn't already have enough proof that the palestinian authority is not an honest partner for peace with israel, a speech at the u.n. general assembly today confirmed it and showed that he is a self-serving auto kratt who's more interested in -- autocrat who is more interested in getting rid of israel. his message is clear. he tends to scuttle any prospects for peace, pursue israel at the international criminal court and continue his ploy for achieving unilateral statehood at the u.n. president obama must immediately suspend all assistance to the palestinian authority, and if the palestinians do move to join additional international conventions and organizations, the u.s. law is unambiguous. we must suspend all funding to any of these bodies that accept a nonexistent state of palestine to its membership. mr. speaker, the president has been seeking w

ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, mr. speaker. i rise tonight to congratulate mario, better known as don francisco, for his successful career as the host of a tv show, whose last airing will be this saturday, september 19. from its humble beginnings in the country of chile 53 years ago, it has captivated and won the hearts of audiences throughout latin america and especially in our south florida community. nearly 30 years since its first transmission into the united states, the program has attracted loyal and enthusiastic viewers who enjoy the combination of entertainment and coverage of current events. in 2012, the guiness book of records listed the program as the world's longest running tv variety show. don francisco has also been dedicated to promoting charitable giving through his program and has served as a spokesperson for the muscular dystrophy association. wherever and whatever don fr