[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 121 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H7620]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRESS MUST DEAL WITH CRISES ACROSS THE GLOBE--TIME TO MOVE BEYOND 
                          ``TOPIC NUMBER ONE''

  (Mr. LANTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, this weekend, along with millions of other 
Americans, I was inundated with the media's preoccupation with recent 
developments involving the White House. Since everything has been said 
on this subject, my contribution will be not to add to this cacophony.
  I am announcing that beginning tonight, with every day we are in 
legislative session, I will be devoting a segment of time each evening 
to an important international event or issue which is of relevance to 
the security and safety of the American people.
  The world has not come to a standstill. People across the globe are 
not as mesmerized by ``Topic Number One'' as the media seem to be here 
in the United States. From Southeast Asia to South America, from Bosnia 
to Brazil, from Russia to Rwanda, crises abound and are mounting. It is 
critical we deal with them, and I intend to do so.

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