im Line) Tom Lantos LATE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CALIFORNIA ÷ MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND OTHER TRIBUTES HON. TOM LANTOS ÷z 1928–2008 HON. TOM LANTOS ÷z 1928–2008 VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:07 Jul 02, 2008 Jkt 040700 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6686 Sfmt 6686 C:\DOCS\LANTOS\LANTOS3.BST CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Tom Lantos VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:07 Jul 02, 2008 Jkt 040700 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\LANTOS\LANTOS3.BST CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE 40700.001 (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes HELD IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES TOGETHER WITH A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN HONOR OF TOM LANTOS Late a Representative from California One Hundred Tenth Congress Second Session ÷ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2008 VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:07 Jul 02, 2008 Jkt 040700 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6686 C:\DOCS\LANTOS\LANTOS3.BST CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:07 Jul 02, 2008 Jkt 040700 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\LANTOS\LANTOS3.BST CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) CONTENTS Page Biography .................................................................................................. v Proceedings in the House of Representatives: Tributes by Representatives: Baca, Joe, of California .............................................................. 40 Baird, Brian, of Washington ..................................................... 46 Berman, Howard L., of California ............................................ 32, 58 Biggert, Judy, of Illinois ............................................................ 17 Blumenauer, Earl, of Oregon .................................................... 62 Blunt, Roy, of Missouri .............................................................. 52 Bonner, Jo, of Alabama ............................................................. 56 Capps, Lois, of California .......................................................... 20 Cardoza, Dennis A., of California ............................................. 39 Carnahan, Russ, of Missouri ..................................................... 30, 60 Carson, Andre´, of Indiana ......................................................... 63 Christensen, Donna M., of Virgin Islands ............................... 58 Cohen, Steve, of Tennessee ....................................................... 30, 51 Crowley, Joseph, of New York .................................................. 60 Davis, Susan A., of California ................................................... 33 DeGette, Diana, of Colorado ...................................................... 44 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, of Florida ................................................ 52, 58 Dreier, David, of California ....................................................... 8, 65 Engel, Eliot L., of New York ..................................................... 55, 59 Eshoo, Anna G., of California ................................................... 16, 45 Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., of American Samoa ......................... 31 Fortenberry, Jeff, of Nebraska .................................................. 62 Green, Al, of Texas ..................................................................... 35 Harman, Jane, of California ...................................................... 39 Hastings, Alcee L., of Florida .................................................... 56 Hirono, Mazie K., of Hawaii ...................................................... 40 Hodes, Paul W., of New Hampshire ......................................... 26 Holt, Rush D., of New Jersey .................................................... 42 Honda, Michael M., of California .............................................. 37 Hoyer, Steny H., of Maryland ................................................... 10, 52 Hunter, Duncan, of California .................................................. 18 Jackson-Lee, Sheila, of Texas ............................................... 27, 28, 61 Klein, Ron, of Florida ................................................................. 43 LaHood, Ray, of Illinois ............................................................. 38 Lee, Barbara, of California ........................................................ 21, 60 Lewis, John, of Georgia ............................................................. 18 Lowey, Nita M., of New York .................................................... 63 Lungren, Daniel E., of California ............................................. 51 Maloney, Carolyn B., of New York ........................................... 34 McCollum, Betty, of Minnesota ................................................. 37, 62 McCotter, Thaddeus G., of Michigan ........................................ 63 McGovern, James P., of Massachusetts ................................... 53, 58 Meek, Kendrick B., of Florida ................................................... 3 Nadler, Jerrold, of New York .................................................... 13, 57 Payne, Donald M., of New Jersey ............................................. 59 [ iii ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:07 Jul 02, 2008 Jkt 040700 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\LANTOS\LANTOS3.BST CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Page Proceedings in the House of Representatives:—Continued Tributes by Representatives—Continued Pelosi, Nancy, of California .................................................... 4, 61, 63 Rahall, Nick J., II, of West Virginia ......................................... 47 Rangel, Charles B., of New York .............................................. 42 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, of Florida ............................................... 12, 59 Sa´nchez, Linda T., of California ............................................... 36 Schakowsky, Janice D., of Illinois ............................................ 49 Shays, Christopher, of Connecticut .......................................... 22 Sherman, Brad, of California .................................................... 20 Shuler, Heath, of North Carolina ............................................. 48 Sires, Albio, of New Jersey ........................................................ 61 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, of New York ............................... 19 Smith, Christopher H., of New Jersey ..................................... 14, 59 Speier, Jackie, of California ...................................................... 65 Stark, Fortney Pete, of California ............................................ 3, 7 Tauscher, Ellen O., of California .............................................. 36, 62 Thompson, Mike, of California .................................................. 55 Van Hollen, Chris, of Maryland ................................................ 62 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, of Florida ................................... 25 Watson, Diane E., of California ................................................ 24 Waxman, Henry A., of California ............................................. 49 Weller, Jerry, of Illinois ............................................................. 60 Wilson, Joe, of South Carolina .................................................. 3, 41 Wolf, Frank R., of Virginia ........................................................ 44 Woolsey, Lynn C., of California ................................................ 47 Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Boxer, Barbara, of California .................................................... 77 Durbin, Richard, of Illinois ........................................................ 76 Feinstein, Dianne, of California ................................................ 74 Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah ........................................................... 71 Kyl, Jon, of Arizona ................................................................... 74 McConnell, Mitch, of Kentucky ................................................. 70 Reid, Harry, of Nevada .............................................................. 67 Memorial Service ...................................................................................... 79 [ iv ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:07 Jul 02, 2008 Jkt 040700 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\LANTOS\LANTOS3.BST CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) BIOGRAPHY Congressman TOM LANTOS was the only Holocaust sur- vivor ever to serve in the U.S. Congress. An American by choice, he was born in Budapest, Hungary, on February 1, 1928. His family were teachers—one uncle was a professor at the University of Budapest and his grandmother was prin- cipal of a Gymnazium (high school). TOM vividly remembered the first newspaper he ever bought, which was when he was only 10 years old. On March 13, 1938, while walking home from school, he was struck by the headline: ‘‘Hitler Marches into Austria!’’ He recalled that occasion, ‘‘I sensed that this historic moment would have a tremendous impact on the lives of Hungarian Jews, my fam- ily, and myself.’’ TOM was only 16 when Nazi Germany occupied Hungary in March 1944. With the German troops came Adolf Eich- mann with orders to exterminate the Jewish population of Hungary. By the end of the summer most of the Jews out- side of Budapest had been sent to Auschwitz, and round-up and the extermination of those in the capital city began in earnest. In Budapest, many Jewish young men were sent to forced labor camps. TOM was sent to Szob, a small village about