Congressional Record, Volume 147 Issue 13 (Wednesday, January 31, 2001)

[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 31, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H115-H118]
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PERMITTING USE OF ROTUNDA OF CAPITOL FOR CEREMONY AS PART OF
COMMEMORATION OF DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF VICTIMS OF HOLOCAUST

Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) permitting the use of the
rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of
the days of remembrance victims of the Holocaust.
The Clerk read as follows:

H. Con. Res. 14

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to
be used on April 18, 2001, for a ceremony as part of the
commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the
Holocaust. Physical preparations for the ceremony shall be
carried out in accordance with such conditions as the
Architect of the Capitol may prescribe.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). Pursuant to the rule, the
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr.
Hoyer) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney).
Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, Public Law 96-388, signed October 7 of 1980, and the
original bill was introduced by the late Representative Sydney Yates,
created the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. The council was
charged with providing for appropriate ways for the Nation to
commemorate the Days of Remembrance as an annual national civic
commemoration of the Holocaust. As a result of this legislation, the
first ceremony of remembrance was held in the rotunda in 1979 and has
been held there every year since, except periods when the rotunda has
been closed for renovations.
House Concurrent Resolution 14 will provide for this year's annual
national ceremony to be held April 18 in the rotunda. That ceremony
will be the centerpiece of similar remembrance ceremonies to be held
throughout the Nation.
This is an important resolution, Mr. Speaker, in memory of, I think,
one of the largest tragedies that the world has ever seen, and I urge
that we support this resolution.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I am very pleased and proud to rise in support of this concurrent
resolution that would grant the use of the Capitol rotunda for the 2001
Days of Remembrance Ceremony. I certainly want to thank the new
chairman, and I want to congratulate him also, the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Ney), who has had a distinguished career in the State legislature,
chaired the Committee on Appropriations in the Senate in Ohio and has
come to the House and made an extraordinary contribution and has just
been named as chairman of the House Administration Committee. I
congratulate him and look forward to working with him. I want to
congratulate the chairman for his hard work in getting this resolution
to the floor today in a very timely fashion.
Mr. Speaker, this ceremony has occurred annually in the Capitol
rotunda. It is the centerpiece of similar programs that occur all
across our land. There is no doubt that the rotunda, the site of so
many of our Nation's historical events, is a fitting and appropriate
place for such a program. It is a place of unity, where we gather
together as a Nation to celebrate and, yes, sometimes to mourn. On
April 18, 2001, it will once again be at the forefront of the Nation's
attention as we gather to remember one of the most heinous times in our
past, and to pledge anew that it will never, never, never again happen,
and that we will never, never again turn our backs on genocide.
The theme of this year's program is ``Remembering the Past for the
Sake of the Future.'' This should be more than just a theme for a few
days; it should be a guiding principle in all of our actions.
Sixty years ago the Nazis began their campaign of genocide against
European Jews and others perceived to be not productive parts of the
society. When the war finally ended, more than 11 million people,
including 6 million Jews, died at the hands of the Nazis. In the years
since, we have built memorials and museums so we can better remember,
and this is certainly appropriate.
In remembering the past, however, we must always consider the future.
This sentiment was perhaps best stated in the 1979 report of the
President's Commission on the Holocaust that said, ``A memorial
unresponsive to the future would violate the memory of the past.''
The Days of Remembrance program is a living remembrance of the past
that should always help guide the future. It forces us to consider what
we can do to prevent genocide from ever occurring again. It raises
questions we often grapple with in the Congress. As we all know, Mr.
Speaker, we grappled with it in Bosnia, in Kosovo. So it is not ancient
history; it is recent history.
What should we have done and what can we do in Rwanda, Afghanistan,
the Sudan? Well, let us also use this opportunity to shine a light into
the dark corners of our own Nation. In the past several years, we have
seen a proliferation of hate crimes across our land. We must use the
power that the people have granted us to pass laws to help ensure that
these horrible acts will never go unpunished, or even perhaps more
importantly, or as importantly, unrecognized.
As most of my colleagues know, the Days of Remembrance Commemoration
was created in the establishment clause of the legislation that created
the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. I would like to thank all
of the members, Mr. Speaker, of the Council for their tremendous work
that ensures that this Nation and our people will never forget and will
never allow this tragic history to repeat itself.
I would also take a moment, and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney) has
also mentioned him, to remember the late and great Member of this House
who served almost a half a century, Sid Yates from Illinois. Sid Yates
kept the faith. Sid Yates kept the light burning. Sid Yates made us all
remember. Sid Yates was a giant in this institution, a giant in this
country; and we miss him. This commemoration will certainly be another
remembrance of him as well. Through Sid, though he is no longer with
us, his efforts to ensure that current and future generations never
forget the Holocaust will reverberate for years to come.
Mr. Speaker, I have spoken to my good friend, the gentleman from
California (Mr. Lantos), who is a strong

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supporter of this resolution and a tireless advocate for human rights.
Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, he cannot be on the House Floor today and,
therefore, is unable to support this resolution on the floor at this
time. But as our ranking member on the Committee on International
Relations, and I see we have the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde)
here, the chairman of the Committee on International Relations; the
gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) would join the chairman in
support of this resolution. I would like to thank him for his
continuing support.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this resolution, and I
would also like to urge them to participate in this event, to remember
the past, to reflect upon our obligation to the future.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I just want to take a second to also thank the
distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) for his work on this
important resolution and for his work on the committee.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from
New York (Mr. Gilman).
(Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney)
for yielding me this time.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in support of H. Con. Res. 14,
sponsored by the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney) and by the
gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer); and I am pleased to be an original
cosponsor of this measure. I want to commend the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) for his supportive comments and his tribute to
former Congressman Sid Yates who did so much good work in reminding all
of us about the importance to commemorate the Holocaust.
House Concurrent Resolution 14 permits the use of our congressional
rotunda for the annual ceremony commemorating the Days of Remembrance
of the victims of the Holocaust. The annual Days of Remembrance
sponsored by our Nation's Holocaust Memorial Council, of which I am a
congressional member, will take place this year on April 18. That
important commemorative program allows our Congress and the Nation to
appropriately observe the Days of Remembrance for victims of the
Holocaust, to pay tribute to the American Army liberators of the
concentration camp survivors. And by commemorating this enormous
tragedy, we remind the world that we must not let it happen again
anywhere in the world.
Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, I urge our colleagues to adopt this
important resolution, H. Con. Res. 14.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. Cantor).
(Mr. CANTOR asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for House
Concurrent Resolution 14, permitting the use of the rotunda of the
Capitol to commemorate the Days of Remembrance of victims of the
holocaust.
The use of the Capitol rotunda for this occasion is a fitting tribute
to the victims of the Holocaust, and I am proud that the United States
Congress recognizes the importance of the lessons taught by their death
and suffering. It is appropriate that we commemorate those who
tragically lost their lives in the Holocaust. However, it is also
important to note that the remembrance of this dark chapter of human
history serves to remind us of what can happen when the fundamental
tenets of democracy are discarded by dictatorial regimes.
While we in the United States, the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson and
James Madison, have experienced years of peace and prosperity, we must
not forget that genocide and human rights abuses continue to occur
elsewhere around the world. As the leader of the Free World, the United
States must use its power and influence to bring stability to the world
and educate people around the globe about the horrors of the Holocaust
to ensure that it must never happen again.
I am pleased that the growing number of community-based Holocaust
museums around the country are a reflection of our increasing awareness
of the lessons of the Holocaust. I am proud to be a founding trustee of
the Virginia Holocaust Museum and applaud the efforts of those who join
us nationwide in support of this noble cause. Only when every person
understands the magnitude of the death, destruction, and utter horrors
of the Holocaust can we feel we have done everything to prevent its
recurrence.
Therefore, as we remember the horrors of this dark chapter in human
history and remain dedicated to increasing awareness of the Holocaust,
I am pleased to be here in support of this resolution regarding the use
of the Capitol rotunda on this most solemn occasion.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis).
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman
from Maryland for yielding me this time.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to support House Concurrent Resolution 14 to make
use of the rotunda to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. When we
think about the Holocaust, we must understand the centrality of an
individual people with their passions, dreams, aspirations, and agonies
as being the voices that sear our conscience to honor righteousness and
embrace a future of justice for all.
These voices strive to teach us that the Holocaust was not an
abstract injustice that defiled, tortured and killed six million Jews,
but a testament of faith that the origins of injustice are in the minds
and hearts of men and women and that justice will come into the world
only when the unjust persons change their ways in a move to love thy
neighbor. If we refuse to hear these voices, we ourselves will be
perpetual victims of our past and our inheritance. Let us not forget
the victims of the Holocaust when we see the faces of desperate people.
Mr. Speaker, I simply wanted to add my voice to that of those who not
only want to make use of the rotunda, but those who would want to share
our expressions and feelings of concern for a tremendous tragedy that
wrecked our world. I urge passage of this resolution.
Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee).
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from
Maryland for yielding me this time, and I thank those who have offered
this resolution.
I rise in support of the resolution providing for a ceremony in
commemoration of the Days of Remembrance of the victims of the
Holocaust. Out of this horrific and tragic story of life and death and
the loss of so many loved ones in a tragedy in our world history comes
an acknowledgment that we should never, never forget.
As my colleagues have indicated, the story of the Holocaust is more
than the reciting of the tragedy of six million lives, not faceless
human beings, but families, mothers and fathers, children,
grandparents, all of whom lost their lives in the tragedy of extreme
and brutal cruelty because they were different. So I believe what we
are standing here today and supporting and continuing to remember is
that we will be strong in supporting what is right, what is open, and
what is fair and what is loving, and never, never forget what has been
done from one human race to another.

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I would offer to say that we should also raise up our prayers for
peace in the Middle East and I offer my congratulations for this
celebration.
Mr. Speaker, I also want to pay tribute to the Holocaust Museum in my
city, the City of Houston, and thank them for what they have brought to
our community, for they have taught us tolerance and peace and love,
and I hope that we will continue that in this Nation.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from the State of Washington (Mr. McDermott).
Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, in the history of the world, there are
very few issues that strike us so hard as what went on during the
Holocaust, but life goes on. I was noticing this

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morning that 100,000 people have died in India in an earthquake, and it
is off the front page of the New York Times. We pass on to the next
event and the next event, and people tend to forget.
Mr. Speaker, and what is important, not only for us as human beings
in the Congress, but for the American people and the world, to not
forget is what happens if people who care are not vigilant. People who
know what is going on must speak out. When I think about what will go
on over there, I always think of the statement made by Martin
Noemuller, who said, ``When they came for the Communist, I was not a
Communist, so I did not speak up. And when they came for the trade
unionists, I was not a trade unionist, and so I did not speak up. And
when they came for the socialist, I was not a socialist, and I was not
a Jew. And when they came for me, there was nobody to speak up.''
I think that the decision by the House of Representatives to take the
time to make a day of remembrance in the Rotunda is a very small step
towards helping us to remember.
We, all of us, know people whose families were affected by it, and
when you listen to their stories, one of the things I do on the 4th of
July is give a liberty award to the immigrant to our country who has
done things for the people of Seattle. About 3 years ago, I gave an
award to a woman who came, when all of her family was lost, she was the
only one who came to the United States. She opened a successful
business, but she spent all of her extra time and money educating
people of Seattle about what this is about. And I think that the House
is to be commended, the leadership is to be commended to put this first
on the agenda. Because if we ever forget what our democracy is really
all about, we are in danger of losing it.
Mr. Speaker, I am very glad to be rising in support.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from New York (Mr. Ackerman).
Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I have some pictures on the wall in my
den, they were left to me by my mother, pictures of people that I never
met. They are people in Europe, some of them in Poland, especially who
my mother would refer to as her aunt so-and-so or her cousin so-and-so,
people that she never saw again when she left Poland as a 6-year-old
girl.
People who just disappeared and nobody knew what happened to them,
but everybody knew, in reality, what happened to them. They had been
rounded up, little kids, their parents, husbands and wives, separated
in extermination camps, put into gas chambers and just changed into
smoke.
The entire world, Mr. Speaker, stood by for so long during that
period of time. People did not want to know. It was a catastrophe of
just enormous proportions that at the end, there were over 12 million
people that were exterminated, 6 million of them Jews, Catholics, labor
union workers, gypsies and others. Horrible experiments done on human
beings just for the sadistic curiosity of so many physicians gone mad
in Nazi Germany.
The world turned a blind eye. Oh, they had excuses. They did not
know. They did not hear about it. When we think about it, Mr. Speaker,
people disappearing in the middle of the night, half of towns just
disappearing and others thinking, thinking that they better not speak
up, lest something happen to them.
We must recognize this tragedy of all tragedies, Mr. Speaker. The
action in the House today to make the Rotunda available for a
commemoration of this terribly horrific event is something that we do
with a great deal of sadness, but with the knowledge of knowing that if
we did not take this kind of action to keep reminding the world that,
indeed, these things do happen, that they can happen, and that there
are good people who must and need to speak up, then we could never
prevent this from happening again.
Mr. Speaker, I commend all of our colleagues who have spoken here
today and all who have expressed their support for this resolution, and
I thank the sponsors of the resolution for bringing it before us today.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Ackerman) for
his very poignant and powerful comments.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from
New York (Mr. Israel).
Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, let me thank my colleagues for their support
in sponsorship of this resolution.
Mr. Speaker, before my election to the House, I served as the
President of the Institute on the Holocaust and the Law, and we studied
and analyzed how laws were used not to protect people, but as
instruments of oppression; how over 400 anti-Jewish laws were
promulgated and formulated to discriminate, to segregate, to impoverish
and to annihilate; how judges used the most murderous interpretation of
law to impose death sentences for petty crimes; how law professors
formulated lethal theories to advance a political agenda that
discriminated against so many people.
Mr. Speaker, I believe it is very fitting that we, as law-makers, be
reminded of the unique role of law and the profound difference between
law and justice.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton).
Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr.
Hoyer) for yielding me the time.
Mr. Speaker, we should look upon the day of remembrance in the very
same way that we look upon Martin Luther King's birthday. We need to
remember, because if we forget, we cannot be sure that sacrifices that
were made will not have to be made again.
I went to school in segregated schools of the District of Columbia.
It was not until I had the opportunity to go away to college that I
actually learned that 6 million Jews had been murdered in World War II.
I knew all about World War II, why did I not know about this sacrifice?
That is what segregation and isolation from one another will do to you.
Mr. Speaker, I remember the day there in the dormitory when sitting
around in an integrated group that I first learned, and it stuck me
like a bolt of lightning. I could not believe it, well, believe it.
Believe that anti-Semitism is still alive. Believe that it exists in
all communities and in all races and in this country, and that there
are still incidences every year reported in the North and the South and
the East and the West, believe it.
So as we go to the day of remembrance in this great building, let us
understand that we are not only remembering. We remember so that we
will not forget for a reason, because these issues of racial and
religious hatred do not die forever, and they need, each generation, to
vivify what they can mean. So what we do on the day of remembrance and
what we do here in this House is most appropriate, and if we think
about our country and the world today, we will understand as well that
it is most necessary.
Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I want to express my strong support for H.
Con. Res. 14, to authorize the use of the Rotunda of the United States
Capitol for the national civic commemoration of the Days of Remembrance
of the Holocaust later this year. I want to express my thanks to the
chairman of the Committee on House Administration, Mr. Ney of Ohio, for
his leadership in this matter, and I also want to thank my dear friend
and distinguished colleague Mr. Hoyer of Maryland, the ranking
Democratic member of the Committee.
Mr. Speaker, as the only survivor of the Holocaust ever elected to
the Congress of the United States, this resolution has special meaning
for me. Remembering the Holocaust on this day provides us the
opportunity to pay tribute to the vast numbers of innocent men, women
and children who were murdered en masse by the Nazi war machine and its
Fascist allies. It also reminds us of man's mindless inhumanity towards
man.
In the traumatic, final days of the Second World War, when the full
horror of Hitler's ``Final Solution'' was brought to light, the
international community said ``never again.'' Looking back over the
past fifty years since the Holocaust, this hope has, unfortunately, not
been realized. Time and time again whole populations have been
extinguished in southeast Asia, central Africa, southeast Europe and
elsewhere as religious, ethnic and racial hatred ran amok. Innocent
men, women, and children have been targeted for destruction for the
sole reason that they were of a different religious, ethnic or racial
community.
Mr. Speaker, this annual observance of the ``Days of Remembrance'' is
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reminder of the nightmare of the Holocaust and the massacre of 6
million innocent people by a brutal and barbaric regime. It also
reminds us that hate persists in today's world, that hate crimes are
prosecuted each and every day, and that we must do all in our power to
prevent hate crimes from leading to future holocausts.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this resolution.
Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Concurrent
Resolution 14, which would permit the use of the Capitol Rotunda for
ceremonies commemorating the Days of Remembrance of the victims of the
Holocaust. Holocaust Remembrance Days are specially designated periods
of time during which victims of the Holocaust are cherished and
remembered. Further, these days serve as reminders to all citizens that
the evils of bigotry, hate, and indifference are very real, and
continue to pose serious threats. Yet, it is in the remembrance of the
Holocaust and the commemoration of those who perished that we overcome
these evils and symbolize a voice that speaks for the very essence of
humanity.
I can think of no better place than the Rotunda of the United States
Capitol to capture the appropriate elements of reverence and dignity
necessary for the remembrance of the victims of this tragedy. And it is
with such remembrance that we allow individuals to be educated about
the Holocaust so that future generations will know the horrors of
violent indifference. The United States Capitol has stood as a symbol
for freedom and liberty, a symbol that brilliantly reflects the
positive aspects of this country. The Capitol may once again serve as
such a symbol, and at this time may reflect the inspiration that has
allowed the survivors of the Holocaust and the friends and family of
survivors to truly survive, and will also join the battle against the
greatest enemy to the remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust,
silence.
Mr. Speaker, indifference is not neutral and is not unspoken.
Indifference has a voice in the present and in the past. And as we move
sixty years beyond the Holocaust, our obligation in honoring those who
perished will live on and be fulfilled by telling their grim but
inspirational story from the hall of our government reserved for the
highest tribute, the Capitol Rotunda.
Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Con. Res. 14,
which will allow the use of the Capitol Rotunda for an April 18th
ceremony to pay tribute and respect for the victims of the Holocaust.
This day will be a demonstration of respect and remembrance for the
Jews and their families whose property was stolen, hopes and dreams
suffocated, and lives extinguished in the Nazi death camps and
throughout Nazi-ruled Europe.
We also come together to recognize that if we are ever to witness a
universal respect for human rights, we must begin by acknowledging the
truth: Even today, governments still continue to commit atrocities
against their own citizens while escaping the consequences of their
actions, internally by means of repression and externally for reasons
of political expediency.
The events that took place under Nazi rule were real. Real people--
women, children, the old, and the infirm--were wiped out. The sheer
scope of the slaughter was and still is shocking. And yet when so many
react with silence or indifference to genocidal horrors occurring
today, in Rwanda, Congo, and Bosnia, we effectively give our approval
to genocidal abuses of power.
We must all recognize that silence can not be acceptance when it
comes to human rights abuses. Not just violations of the past, but also
against violations which are occurring in our world today. We must let
the truth about these events be known and continue to speak out against
all instances of inhumanity.
Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I have come to the floor of the U.S. House
of Representatives today to commend the authors of H. Con. Res. 14,
legislation that will permit the use of the Capitol rotunda for a
ceremony as part of the commemoration of the Days of Remembrance of
victims of the Holocaust.
I believe it is vital for the United States to continue to lead the
way in the remembrance and prevention of crimes against humanity. And
that is the exact purpose served by the legislation before us today,
which will enable us to hold a solemn ceremony in the rotunda of the
Capitol to remember the millions of victims of the Holocaust.
The important lesson learned by remembering the victims of the
Holocaust is that man's inhumanity to man, if unchecked, can quickly
result in the slaughter of millions of innocent people. Whether we
honor the victims of the Holocaust at the U.S. Capitol, or whether we
study the tragic story of other genocides, the universal lesson is that
America has a national interest in assuring that the 21st century is
not marred by genocide.
Mr. Speaker, over the past several months I have been honored to work
with one of my constituents, Ms. Bonnie Glogover, of Edgewater, New
Jersey in an effort to increase awareness about the Holocaust. Ms.
Glogover, whose father is a survivor of Auschwitz, is working to see
that Holocaust Remembrance Day is printed on calendars to educate the
public about this important observance. Her unending dedication to this
worthwhile cause is a tribute to our sworn duty to never forget, and I
am proud to be associated with her in this endeavor.
This year, Holocaust Remembrance Day will be commemorated on April
19, 2001. I urge all my colleagues to inform their constituents of this
and to join House and Senate leaders in the Capitol Rotunda this April
to remember the innocent victims of the Holocaust.
I am honored to support H. Con. Res. 14 and I urge my colleagues to
vote for this worthwhile legislation.
Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend the sponsors and
supporters of this resolution, permitting the use of the Rotunda of the
Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the Days of
Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust.
Prior to being elected to this House, I served as president of the
Institute on the Holocaust and the Law. The Institute studies and
analyzed how laws were used in the Holocaust as instruments of
oppression, rather than protection. How over 400 anti-Jewish decrees
were promulgated and formulated to discriminate, segregate, impoverish
and annihilate. How judges used murderous interpretation of legal
theory to impose death sentences for petty crimes. How law professors
formulated lethal theories to advance a political agenda that affected
millions, Jews and gentiles alike.
I believe it is fitting that we, as lawmakers, be reminded of the
unique role of the law in the Holocaust; and the profound and vast
difference between law and justice.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). The question is on the motion
offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney) that the House suspend the
rules and agree to the concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res. 14.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of
those present have voted in the affirmative.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be
postponed.

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