[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Holocaust 
Remembrance Day in memory of the 6 million Jews who were systematically 
hunted down, rounded up, and murdered in cold blood by the Nazi regime 
and their evil collaborators.
  Millions of other innocent civilians were also targeted by the Nazis, 
including people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, 
Roma, Sinti, Slavs, and any other person deemed to be inferior by 
Adolph Hitler and his coconspirators. And yet, Mr. Speaker, the anti-
Semitism that fueled the Nazi's genocidal campaign sadly is still alive 
and well today.
  According to the Anti-Defamation League, there were 2,717 anti-
Semitic incidents in the United States last year, averaging more than 
seven incidents per day. That is the highest number ever recorded by 
the ADL since it began tracking anti-Semitic incidents in 1979. More 
than 75 years after the Holocaust, that is plainly unacceptable.
  On this day, Yom HaShoah, we must recommit ourselves to rooting out 
anti-Semitism wherever we find it. We must never forget the atrocities 
of the Holocaust.

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