[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H2367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

  (Ms. TSONGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of the 1\1/2\ 
million victims of the Armenian genocide, which began 100 years ago on 
April 24. I join with the Armenian National Committee of the Merrimack 
Valley of Massachusetts and Armenian communities across the country and 
throughout the world in mourning those lost and honoring the survivors 
and their descendants as we recognize this centennial commemoration.
  As a member of the Armenian Congressional Caucus, I strongly support 
H. Res. 154, the Armenian Genocide Resolution. The systematic, 
premeditated mass murder committed by the Ottoman Empire against the 
Armenians was genocide. Other countries have formally acknowledged dark 
and painful chapters in their past, and it is time for Turkey to do the 
same. The Armenians and the descendants of those who were victimized 
deserve justice.
  On this somber anniversary, we have a responsibility to acknowledge 
the truth about this horrific event. It is a necessary step to building 
a more just future for all Armenians.

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