Tom Lantos: “I want to congratulate President Chen Shui-bian, the recently elected President of Taiwan.”

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

While technologically and financially you are giants, morally you are pygmies.

It is such a rare pleasure to manage a major bill of international significance on a bipartisan basis. Our Nation wins when Congress is united. This Congress is united on our policy with respect to Afghanistan. Just as importantly, Mr…

Unless I get the full funding back, I intend to speak to the secretary of state. And I have every expectation that she will come through. She's a very intelligent woman.