[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15911]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            REPUBLIC OF CHINA NATIONAL DAY AND HO FENG-SHAN

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Taiwan's National 
Day, or Double Tenth Day, on Saturday, October 10.
  Taiwan and the United States have shared a close relationship since 
passage of the Taiwan Relations Act in 1979. With deep trade ties and 
close security cooperation between our two countries, Taiwan is going 
to be an important regional and global actor and friend to the United 
States.
  One famous diplomat from the Republic of China, Mr. Ho Feng-Shan, 
perfectly embodied the bravery and the heroism of so many in this 
country. Mr. Ho, consul general in Vienna during Nazi occupation, 
defied orders from his superiors and issued hundreds of visas to Jews 
who, without his efforts, would have been forbidden from leaving 
Austria and would likely have fallen victim to Hitler's plans to 
exterminate the Jews.
  For his selfless and courageous actions, he rightfully earned the 
title of Righteous Among the Nations from the Yad Vashem Holocaust 
Museum.
  Please join me in celebrating Taiwan's National Day and paying 
tribute to Mr. Ho's sacrifices and actions.

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