[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SUPPORT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

  (Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong 
support of H. Res. 296 that commemorates the Armenian genocide through 
official recognition and remembrance.
  More than 100 years ago, an estimated 1.5 million Armenians were 
massacred by the Ottoman Empire. There is no argument that this 
undeniable crime against humanity occurred. It is not an opinion or an 
interpretation of events. It is fact.
  Yet, despite the overwhelming consensus of historians and scholars, 
there are those who would deny the awful truth that this was a 
genocide. To those, I would say if you do not recognize the darkest 
pages of history, you will never fully learn the lessons they hold.
  Today, I stand with my constituents from across my district, but 
particularly from Watertown, Massachusetts, home to a thriving Armenian 
diaspora community, to urge this House to pass H. Res. 296 and 
recognize this crime against humanity for what it was, a genocide.

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