[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H434-H435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on 
International Holocaust Remembrance Day to honor the memory of those 
who were murdered during the Holocaust.
  The Holocaust was the systematic, government-sponsored persecution 
and murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
  We honor the resilience of survivors, and we rededicate ourselves to 
uphold the sacred promise of ``Never Again.''
  The events and results of the Holocaust were so devastating and so 
extreme that we can barely imagine how such a horrendous event could 
even take place. But we remember because it is an unthinkable scar on 
humanity. We not only remember but, more importantly, we say ``Never 
Again.''
  Today, we mourn the lives of those we lost, and we celebrate those 
who saved them, and we honor those who survived.
  We must eradicate hatred and never become indifferent to the 
suffering of

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others. On the day of remembrance, the most important thing to remember 
is the humanity that exists in all of us.
  May we always remember and always pledge ``Never Again.''

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