Tom Lantos: “this weekend, along with millions of other Americans, I was inundated with the media's preoccupation with recent…”

“this weekend, along with millions of other Americans, I was inundated with the media's preoccupation with recent developments involving the White House. Since everything has been said on this subject, my contribution will be not to add to this cacophony. I am announcing that beginning tonight, with every day we are in legislative session, I will be devoting a segment of time each evening to an important international event or issue which is of relevance to the security and safety of the American people. The world has not come to a standstill. People across the globe are not as mesmerized by 'Topic Number One' as the media seem to be here in the United States. From Southeast Asia to South America, from Bosnia to Brazil, from Russia to Rwanda, crises abound and are mounting. It is critical we deal with them, and I intend to do so.”