Six hundred thousand Hungarian Jews perished in the Holocaust. including TOM LANTOss family. One of the first initiatives of Congressman LANTOS upon coming to the House of Representatives in 1980 was to pass legislation granting Raoul Wallenberg U.S. citizenship. 154. Pt. 2 February 11. 2008 TOM LANTOS was. in his words. "an American by choice." and to know him was to see that every day of his life he embraced the opportunities an immigrant can find in this great country. He arrived penniless to this country. as my two colleagues have said. According to his biography. his only possession was "a precious Hungarian salami." which was confiscated upon arrival. as my colleagues mentioned.
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