[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 26, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H633]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     THE AIRING OF SCHINDLER'S LIST

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday evening, NBC aired Schindler's 
List, the epic film about the Holocaust directed by Steven Spielberg. 
Yesterday I was shocked to learn that a colleague here in this House 
criticized NBC for airing this movie, saying that it should outrage 
parents and decent-minded individuals everywhere.
  This film was aired to educate and to enlighten decent-minded 
individuals everywhere. There is a difference between gratuitous 
violence and history. Is this film violent? Yes. Was the Holocaust 
violent? Yes. Is this film difficult to watch? Yes. And that is why NBC 
warned its viewers to use their discretion in allowing children to 
watch the film.
  Steven Spielberg said that he would not allow his grade school 
children to watch, taking personal responsibility for monitoring his 
children's viewing habits, as all parents can and should do.
  Mr. Speaker, NBC should not be condemned for showing this film. NBC 
should be commended for showing this film, a film that documents one of 
the darkest chapters of our world history, a chapter that we must never 
forget.

                          ____________________