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Tom Lantos: I merely want to commend my good friend, the Republican cochairman of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, for another…

On the recordMay 21, 1997
I merely want to commend my good friend, the Republican cochairman of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, for another act of legislative statesmanship. He is bringing great credit to this institution, and I want to congratulate the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Porter].
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Tom Lantos

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Commending a colleague for their legislative efforts regarding human rights.

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