In response to some reckless words from the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) first of all, they were not crocodile tears. It was my resolution that passed on Sudan last year. My colleague can ask the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi) or anybody else, that I have been on the forefront for human rights in China, and I challenge my colleague to check the Congressional Record over the past year and-a-half or 2 years. If anybody has spoken out more on human rights than myself, I would like my colleague to let me know.
Joe Scarborough: “In response to some reckless words from the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) first of all, they were not crocodile…”
On the recordApril 28, 1999
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Defending his record on human rights during a debate.
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