Dec 1, 1997
reclaiming my time, there is not a person in this body on either side who does not clearly understand that this body has every right to censure the President, and to hide behind these phony technicalities demeans this House
Tom Lantos
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Tom Lantos was a prominent American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 12th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, Lantos was known for his strong advocacy on human rights issues and played a significant role in foreign policy matters during his tenure. He was the only Holocaust survivor to have served in Congress, which deeply influenced his commitment to human rights and humanitarian causes. Lantos served in Congress from 1981 until his retirement in 2008, when he chose not to seek re-election due to health issues. His legacy includes efforts to address global human rights abuses and to promote democracy around the world.
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Dec 1, 1997
yesterday, President Clinton signed the documents completing United States ratification of the accession protocols for Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to become full- members of the NATO alliance
Dec 1, 1997
I ask that the remarks of President Clinton yesterday at the White House ceremony marking United Ratification of the accession protocols for Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Repbulic.
May 24, 1994
Mr. Chairman, we do not have 80,000 troops in U.N. peacekeeping operations around the world, which is what the gentleman said, I am sure inadvertently. There are 80,000 U.N. peacekeeping troops around the world from many countries. We have…
Feb 28, 1994
I rise today to condemn the outrageous and insane terrorist act which caused the death of dozens of innocent civilians in the Mosque of Hebron last Friday. This deranged and mindless act is only the most spectacular attempt by religious…
Feb 23, 1994
I call up the resolution (H. Res. 343) to express the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the racist, anti-Catholic, and anti-Semitic speech given by a senior representative of the Nation of Islam and all manifestations and…
Feb 3, 1994
as racial, religious, and ethnic violence flares in Europe and the former Soviet Union, we must remember that the United States is not immune. On November 29, 1993, at Kean College in New Jersey, Mr. Khalid Mohammad, a senior…