[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17536]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 SAVE THE CHRISTIANS FROM GENOCIDE ACT

  (Mr. ROHRABACHER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce legislation 
declaring the Christians and Yazidis of Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Iran, 
Egypt, and Libya as targets of genocide. This bill will make them 
eligible for expedited refugee and visa processing for entry into the 
United States and give them priority over other applicants.
  The Save the Christians from Genocide Act is imperative at this time. 
The alarm bell is ringing. Ancient longstanding communities of 
Christians in the Middle East are being murdered individually and en 
masse, targeted for extinction. Under President Obama's leadership, our 
government has stood by impotently and watched this crime against 
humanity.
  I call on my colleagues and Members of this House to join me in 
cosponsoring this bill to save the Christians from genocide. Hundreds 
of thousands of Muslims are finding safety and economic handouts in 
Europe, but what about the true targets of genocide? Where is their 
safe haven?
  I ask my colleagues to join me to support the Save the Christians 
from Genocide Act to prioritize our immigration and refugee policy to 
save these Christians from facing brutal extinction.
  I rise now and will ask my colleagues to join me in cosponsoring this 
bill. I, at this moment, will submit it to Congress for consideration.

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