NEW : Secretary of state calls Rep. Tom Lantos `` a true American hero '' He arrived in the United States after being awarded an academic scholarship to study , according to his congressional Web site . Lantos was only Holocaust survivor to serve in House . California congressman disclosed 2006 he was suffering from cancer . Tom Lantos had said he would not seek re-election to 14th term in Congress .
NEW : Secretary of state calls Rep. Tom Lantos `` a true American hero '' Lantos was only Holocaust survivor to serve in House . California congressman disclosed 2006 he was suffering from cancer . Tom Lantos had said he would not seek re-election to 14th term in Congress .