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Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif) died Monday from complications of cancer. He was 80.
Mr. Lantos cosponsored the bipartisan H.R. 4060 the Peace Corps Safety and Security Act of 2004. The legislation would have established an ombudsman, an office of safety and security, and an independent Inspector General for the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps opposed the legislation, and it passed the house but not the senate. But for a time, the safety of the volunteers was very much in the public eye and the Peace Corps was forced to make some internal changes as it tried to marshal arguments to fight this legislation. There is still more that could be done, but the support Mr. Lantos showed us in this battle has made the Peace Corps a safer place for the volunteers who will follow us.
Thank you, Mr. Lantos.
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