Congressional Hearing in San Mateo to Include Law Enforcement and Explosives Industry Officials and Visit to Site of Explosives Theft (HTML) (PDF)
July 27, 2004
Washington, DC - Department of Justice officials from Washington, D.C., law enforcement officers and local government leaders, along with explosives industry experts, will testify at an August 2 hearing in San Mateo on federal and state guidelines for the storage, monitoring and protection of explosive materials. The hearing will focus on the potential terrorist threat and adequacy of safeguards and security measures for publicly managed explosive storage facilities.

Don't Let the Assault Weapons Ban Lapse, Lantos Urges White House, Congress Leaders (HTML) (PDF)
July 21, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo/San Francisco) today urged President Bush and the Congressional Republican leadership to renew the federal ban on numerous assault weapons, or risk having them flood the streets when the ban lapses on September 13.

Special A.M. Capitol Tours Reopened For Constituents Visiting Washington (HTML) (PDF)
July 15, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo/San Francisco) was delighted to let his constituents know today that while visiting Washington, DC, they can now tour the Capitol before it opens to the public, a service that was suspended in September 2001.

Lantos Insists on House Vote for Democratic Medicare Drug Bill (HTML) (PDF)
July 14, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo/San Francisco) today joined a new Democratic effort to force a vote on legislation that will bring down drug prices for seniors and the disabled.

Lantos: Homeland Security's Inquiry About Postponing Elections Does a Disservice to America (HTML) (PDF)
July 12, 2004
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo/San Francisco), a senior member of the House Government Reform Committee, made the following statement today in response to news reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sought the Justice Department's view on the possibility of postponing the November elections to avoid the risk of terrorist disruption:

Big Federal Check for BART Is Pulling Into the Station (HTML) (PDF)
July 12, 2004
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Tom Lantos today announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) is about to send $73,897,215 to local officials for the Bay Area Rapid Transit extension to San Francisco International Airport.

Lantos Plans Hearing in San Mateo on Stolen Explosives (HTML) (PDF)
July 9, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo/San Francisco) today announced that at his request, a House subcommittee will conduct a field hearing within the coming weeks on the recent theft of explosives from a San Mateo County storage facility and its implications.

Lantos Supports Legislation to Roll Back Intrusions of the Patriot Act (HTML) (PDF)
July 8, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo/San Francisco) today voted to reverse a provision of the USA Patriot Act that lets federal investigators check the lending records of libraries and track bookstore sales, but keeps librarians and booksellers from alerting their patrons to the practice.
San Francisco Chronicle Editorial- "Arm Twisting in Congress" 07/09/04 (PDF)

Lantos Hails White House Signing of Burma Sanctions Bill (HTML) (PDF)
July 7, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) said the White House signing of his bill extending sanctions against Burma today was a necessary step on the path toward a more democratic future for those suffering under the current, politically repressive regime.

New Federal Grant to Boost Daly City Fire Prevention Program (HTML) (PDF)
June 24, 2004
Washington, DC – The Daly City Fire Department can now implement plans to substantially expand its community education program to prevent residential fires with a $19,642 grant announced today by Congressman Tom Lantos (D- San Mateo, San Francisco).

House Adopts Lantos Bill Supporting Democracy Caucus to Counteract Distortions in U.N. Decision-Making (HTML) (PDF)
June 23, 2004
Washington, DC – The House today overwhelmingly approved a bill by Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) urging the development of a Democracy Caucus in the United Nations that would deprive non-democratic regimes of the opportunity to hijack the U.N. decision-making process.

Lantos Announces Improvement Grants to Local Airports, Large and Small (HTML) (PDF)
June 21, 2004
Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) today announced that the Department of Transportation is awarding a grant for much-needed weather-reporting equipment and new beacons at Half Moon Bay Airport.

Lantos Announces $15 Million in Federal Funds for San Francisco Airport Security (HTML) (PDF)
June 21, 2004
Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo/San Francisco) today announced that San Francisco International Airport (SFO) was awarded $15 million to complete the new baggage screening system.

Lantos Welcomes Senator Feinstein's Intervention in Plascencia Family's Immigration Case (HTML) (PDF)
June 18, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos today expressed his deep appreciation for Senator Dianne Feinstein's decision to introduce a private bill on behalf of Alfredo and Maria Plascencia, who face imminent removal from the United States after living here and raising a family for more than 15 years. Lantos made the following comment on the case:

Mr. Putin, for Democracy's Sake, Tear Down This Wall of Censorship (HTML) (PDF)
June 11, 2004
Ted Koppel had a scare a couple of years ago when word got out that ABC wanted to replace his respected news program with a popular talk show. Amid an outcry, the threat quickly passed, and "Nightline" emerged bruised but all the more esteemed.

Lantos Advocates Independent Investigation Into Military Prison Abuse Scandal (HTML) (PDF)
June 3, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), the ranking member of the House International Relations Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, today called on the Bush Administration to release important documents concerning the mistreatment of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.

Republican Intransigence Again Stymies Lantos Effort to Provide Financial Relief to Reservists, National Guard (HTML) (PDF)
May 19, 2004
Washington, D.C. - When a country is at war, rule number one is that the sacrifies must be shared. Congress must support our citizen-soldiers who answer the call of duty but who still face ongoing financial obligations in their civilian lives. Our Reserves and the National Guard are doing a superb job. But thousands of them are suffering significant hardships due to the discrepancy between their civilian and military pay. Abandoning them financially is unacceptable.

Lantos Decries Federal Government's Evident Inaction To Bring Spiraling Gasoline Prices Back Down (HTML) (PDF)
May 18, 2004
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) has joined in an appeal to the Bush Administration to stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), and to take other steps to bring the price of gasoline down.

Lantos Seeks Justice for California Consumers Who Suffered Massive Losses in State Energy Crisis (HTML) (PDF)
May 12, 2004
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) today joined in taking legal steps to secure compensation from utilities that overcharged California consumers during the 2000-2001 electricity crisis.

Lantos Presses for Hearings into Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Scandal Wants to Examine Role of Civilian Contractors, Effect on U.S. Foreign Policy (HTML) (PDF)
May 11, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) today called for hearings in the committees on which he serves to explore some of the causes and effects of the scandal over mistreatment of Iraqi detainees at an Army prison. Lantos-signed Letter to the Chairman of the House Government Reform Committe Requesting Hearings to Investigate Iraqi Prisoners Abuse 05/12/04
San Mateo County Times News Article- "Lantos Calls for Hearings on Prison Abuse" 05/12/04 (PDF)

Defense Funding Bill Goes at Least Part of the Way to Address Pay Gap for Reservists, National Guard (HTML) (PDF)
May 10, 2004
Washington, DC – In a sudden but welcome reversal of its stated policy during the past year, the House Armed Services Committee this week will mark up a defense authorization bill that provides much-needed assistance to the estimated 41% of Reservists who suffer financial setbacks due to the significant difference between their civilian and activated military pay.

Click here to read the Lantos Opinion Editorial printed in the Washington Post: "Investigate, Don't Incapacitate" 05/08/04 (HTML) (PDF)

Lantos Statement on Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Scandal (HTML) (PDF)
May 6, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), the ranking member of the House International Relations Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, today made the following statement during House debate on the burgeoning scandal over mistreatment of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

The human rights situation in the Sudan continues to worsen. Click here to read the Lantos Opinion Editorial printed in the Boston Globe: "We Must Stop the Slaughter in Darfur" 05/04/04 (HTML) (PDF)

Deployed National Guard Members Should Be Paid What They Earn in Civilian Life, Lantos Says (HTML) (PDF)
April 29, 2004
Washington, DC – Military and state government witnesses at a hearing today affirmed that National Guard members' families suffer serious financial setbacks when they are placed on active duty, a problem that would be alleviated with bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman Tom Lantos.

School District Earns Federal Grant For Innovative Bilingual Program (HTML) (PDF)
April 26, 2004
Washington, DC – The San Mateo-Foster City School District has just won a major federal grant for an innovative program that helps native Spanish-speakers succeed in English-language classes and develops the Spanish-language skills of non-native speakers, Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) announced today.

Lantos Calls on Administration to Halt Its Stealth Assault on the Environment (HTML) (PDF)
April 21, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) today welcomed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee decision to include several important local projects in its bill, expected to come before the full House for a vote next week, to provide $275 billion for the nation's highway and transit programs during the next six years.

Lantos Lambastes "Sham Legislation" Offering Minimal Support of Reservists, National Guard: Calls for Passage of Bill Equalizing Pay With Their Civilian Salaries (HTML) (PDF)
April 21, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) today called for more significant financial relief for members of the Reserves and National Guard than was offered in "sham legislation" today affecting easier access to their own retirement funds, and he urged the Congress to consider a bill closing the pay gap faced by activated Reservists and National Guard members.
Click here to read Tom's op-ed from the San Mateo Daily Journal about the unfair financial burden placed on members of the Reserves and National Guards 04/29/04 (HTML) (PDF)

Floor Statement Delivered by Tom Lantos Lambasting the Inadequacy of H.R. 1779, the So-called "Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief Act" 04/21/04 (PDF)
San Francisco Examiner News Article- "Rep. Lantos lambastes legislation- Bill would equalize reservists' pay with civilian salaries" 04/22/04 (PDF)
CNN News Article- "House passes 401k bill for guard, reserve forces Democrats complain measure falls short" 04/21/04 (PDF)

Lantos Opinion Editorial in the San Mateo County Times on Job-creating Incentives 04/01/04 (HTML) (PDF)

Lantos Opinion Editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle on Halting the Nuclear Black Market 03/30/04 (HTML) (PDF)

Committee Approves Transportation Bill With High-Priority Projects for the Peninsula, San Francisco (HTML) (PDF)
March 25, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) today welcomed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee decision to include several important local projects in its bill, expected to come before the full House for a vote next week, to provide $275 billion for the nation's highway and transit programs during the next six years.

Lantos Joins California House Delegation to Urge EPA Action on Cheaper, Cleaner Fuels (HTML) (PDF)
March 18, 2004
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) today urged Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Leavitt to grant a waiver of the Clean Air Act's ethanol/MTBE mandate for California that would let Californians use cleaner blends of gasoline while saving money at the pump.

Remarks on the House Floor by Tom Lantos Regarding H. Res. 557 on U.S. Troops Serving in Iraq Click here to read his statement! (PDF)
San Francisco Chronicle Article- "Resolution praising U.S. troops angers Dems. Measure said war made world safer" 03/18/04 (PDF)
NPR Audio News Report- "House Debate Erupts Over Iraq Policy" 03/18/04