[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            REMEMBERING LIVES LOST IN THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

  (Mr. VALADAO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember those lives lost 
in the Armenian Genocide more than 100 years ago. From 1915 to 1923, 
the Ottoman Empire engaged in the systematic and organized deportation 
and extermination of over 2 million men, women, and children from 
Armenia. Today, these horrific events have become known as the Armenian 
Genocide.
  Many of those able to flee immigrated to the United States and 
settled in the Central Valley of California. Today, their families 
continue to grow, thrive, and pass along their cultural heritage into 
their adopted communities.
  The sense of loss as a result of these horrific acts runs deep, as 
many Armenian Americans personally know a friend or family member who 
was unable to escape the genocide. As a result, the Armenians 
throughout the United States have been steadfast in their efforts to 
continue to ensure the memory of those lost never fades.
  Despite the horrors of this time and broad international consensus 
that these events are rightfully identified as ``genocide,'' the 
foreign policy of the United States refuses to acknowledge what so many 
already know to be true.
  As co-chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, I ask my colleagues 
in the House of Representatives to stand with me in recognizing and 
remembering the 2 million lives who were lost or forever changed by 
these tragic events.

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