[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING YOM HASHOAH, HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

  (Mr. GARCIA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARCIA. I rise today to recognize Yom Hashoah, Holocaust 
Remembrance Day.
  All over the world, people like south Floridian David Mermelstein, 
who is currently in Poland on the March of the Living, are honoring the 
memories of all those who suffered and died.
  We must also redouble our commitment to the survivors who are still 
with us. This past Sunday, I had the privilege of attending a Yom 
Hashoah ceremony at the Miami Beach Holocaust Memorial and hearing from 
the survivors.
  It is unacceptable that billions are still owed to deserving 
survivors and that many insurers have made it nearly impossible for 
beneficiaries to collect their payments. These are men and women who 
suffered from unimaginable physical and emotional pain and who carry 
their injuries and scars with them to this day. We must do right by 
them.
  I urge my colleagues to honor the dead as well as the living and take 
action to return what is due to the Holocaust survivors.

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