[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 173 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8683]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





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               AFFIRMING U.S. RECORD ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

  (Ms. LEE of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support 
of H. Res. 296, which is an important resolution affirming the United 
States record on the Armenian genocide that the House overwhelmingly 
passed on Tuesday. This historic resolution makes clear that our Nation 
unequivocally recognizes the Armenian genocide and encourages education 
and understanding of these tragic events.
  Madam Speaker, the Armenian genocide, the first genocide in the 20th 
century, took place from 1915 to 1923. During this tragedy in history, 
1.5 million Armenians were killed--men, women, and children.
  I was privileged to visit Armenia earlier this year and talk to many 
Armenians about this tragic history. We must remember and acknowledge 
the lives that were taken and the pain that was inflicted. We can 
neither forget the atrocities that took place then, or other examples 
of ethnic cleansing, nor allow them to continue.
  Madam Speaker, I am pleased that the body passed this critical 
resolution on Tuesday for constituents in my district, across the 
Nation, and the world.

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