Clyburn Pays Tribute to Congressman Tom Lantos
Monday, February 11, 2008
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today released the following statement regarding the passing of Congressman Tom Lantos, Chairman of the U.S. House Representatives Committee on Foreign Relations:
“Tom Lantos was a great humanitarian and statesman who passionately advocated on behalf of the world’s poor and politically oppressed. We are a better body for the principled leadership and insight he brought to the Congress for three decades.
“I would like to pass along my sincerest condolences to Tom’s wife Annette, their two daughters, and their seventeen grandchildren. I will continue to keep his friends, staff and family in my prayers during this difficult time.”
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