Rep. Lantos, a CA Democrat, died earlier today. He was the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress. Lantos served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and was on his 14th term in Congress. He escaped labor camps twice while Hitler was in power. Last year, Lantos and four other members of Congress were arrested while protesting outside of Sudanese Embassy protesting against the genocide in Darfur. Other accomplishments include founding the Congressional Human Rights Caucus and leading the first congressional delegation to Libya in more than 30 years. Rep. Lantos seemed like he cared very much about Americans freedom as well as the freedom of people in other countries. His work in Congress over the decades shows his dedication towards making sure people today do not have to experience what he did in the labor camps.
This is a class blog for the students of POLSCI 426: Congressional Politics at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
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2 comments:
I am finally glad to hear about something positive that comes out of our government. I happy to know that there are still a few individuals in our government that really do care about not only the citizens of the United States and the greater person of the world. For how much Rep. Lantos had to go through in his childhood and trying to establish himself in another, it is horrible to see someone who was so great be lost. I am happy however from previous experiance that he was able to go swiftly and not have to suffer through the treatment of cancer.
I agree. I found a few articles online about his death, and every article talked about how much he will be missed.
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