Ellen Tauscher: “Tom Lantos was one of the kindest, most sincere people I have ever met. It was both an honor and a pleasure to serve the…”

“Tom Lantos was one of the kindest, most sincere people I have ever met. It was both an honor and a pleasure to serve the people of the Bay Area with a man of his integrity. His belief in universal human rights for every man, woman and child defined his career in Congress as well as how he lived his life. America is honored that Tom Lantos chose to be a citizen of our great democracy, and the world is a better place because he fought to make it so. His passing is a loss to the Congress, the Bay Area, and the United States, and everyone who believes in fairness and equality. My thoughts are with his wife Annette and his entire family at this very sad time.”