Tom Lantos: “Tell me, really, do you think Egypt needs more tanks, or more schools?”

I rise in support of H.R. 720, the Water Quality Financing Act of 2007, I would like to thank my distinguished colleague, Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, James Oberstar, and my friend from Michigan, Bart…

we are embarking on a debate of extraordinary importance to the Nation and to our success on the war on terrorism. It is centered on a fundamental issue of concern to anyone who cares about human rights--and there are still many of us…

I am pleased to yield to my good friend and distinguished colleague from Ohio (Mr. Kucinich) as much time as he might consume.

The veneer of civilization is paper thin. We are its guardians, and we can never rest.