[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 51 (Friday, April 19, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E583]
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                       HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

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                          HON. J.C. WATTS, JR.

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 1996

  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, today is Holocaust Remembrance 
Day. It is a time to pause and pray for the day when mankind will value 
understanding over hate, respect over contempt, and life over death. 
Today we must take time to remember this event. We cannot let the day 
slip by without a solem moment for remembrance.
  I cannot know their names nor see their faces, but in my heart, in my 
mind, and in my prayers, I pause today to remember the millions of men, 
women, and children whose lives were taken in one of history's most 
heinous events--the Holocaust.
  I ask my colleagues and the people of the world to do the same. 
Please pause for a moment today and recall the needless loss of mankind 
that was the Holocaust. While it must never be repeated, we must never 
forget its occurrence. Let the people of the world take time to 
recognize what happened and to recall those who perished. We owe them 
the time to remember.

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