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Tom Lantos: I welcome this critical step, writing a final chapter to one of mankind's most ominous events.

On the recordDecember 15, 2000
I welcome this critical step, writing a final chapter to one of mankind's most ominous events.
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Tom Lantos
Source
congress.gov
Dec 15, 2000

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Tom Lantos expresses support for Ukraine's closure of Chernobyl.

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