New House Foreign Affairs Chair Plays Hardball on U.N., Cuba, Israel and Other Issues
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the first Hispanic chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, plans to defund the U.N., push a pro-Israel, anti-Castro agenda—and somehow remain civil, writes Sandra McElwaine.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen spoke at a congressional delegation meeting in May to discuss the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Photo)
