[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 70 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2092]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   ARMENIAN GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY

  (Mrs. STEEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. STEEL. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the 106th anniversary 
of the Armenian genocide.
  Saturday, April 24, is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. On the 
anniversary of the Armenian genocide, we mourn the innocent lives lost 
and renew our call to recognize these events for what they were: a 
genocide.
  The Armenian people were removed from their homes and fell victim to 
a mass murder campaign between 1915 and 1916. It is estimated that over 
1 million Armenians were killed in this tragedy.
  So many years later, people still do not call these events a 
genocide. If we do not teach an accurate history, then we are doomed to 
repeat it. It is our responsibility to recognize these tragedies and to 
mourn them.

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