[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E178]
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EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE DEATH 
     OF THE HONORABLE TOM LANTOS, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE OF 
                               CALIFORNIA

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                               speech of

                             HON. RON KLEIN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 12, 2008

  Mr. KLEIN of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a great 
man, Congressman Tom Lantos.
  I would like to send my deepest sympathies to Annette and the whole 
Lantos family. Congressman Tom Lantos' partnership with his wife, 
Annette, was one of respect and true adoration. I hope that the whole 
family will be comforted by the knowledge that Tom's work has enhanced 
the lives of millions around the world.
  I was proud to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee under the 
chairmanship of Tom Lantos. Within the Congress, he was viewed as the 
strongest and most vocal defender of human rights. When he spoke, 
people listened, and when he led, people followed. His moral clarity 
serves as an example that generations to come will strive to follow.
  His achievements in world affairs will live on as his legacy. His 
impassioned protection of human rights, his crusade for democracy, his 
defense of Israel and Jews worldwide, show that one individual truly 
can make a difference in this world.
  Last fall, he and Annette asked me to lead the Congressional 
Taskforce on Anti-Semitism, which is a project that they started 
together as Holocaust survivors. Now, as we continue our fight against 
anti-Semitism throughout the world, his memory will carry on in 
everything that we do.
  Congress and the Nation have lost an important voice. But that voice 
will continue to inspire America and people throughout the world.

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