[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19991]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

  (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to celebrate Human Rights 
Day, the anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration 
of Human Rights, which was signed in 1948. Today is the 67th 
anniversary of that, as I just indicated.
  I also just introduced a resolution recognizing this anniversary and 
supporting the ideals of human rights. I am pleased to have the support 
already of 37 of my colleagues as cosponsors of this resolution 
recognizing Human Rights Day.
  I believe we should take this opportunity to pause and to honor all 
those struggling across the globe to claim the fundamental rights and 
freedoms that belong to all human beings.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge the House to take up my resolution and set aside 
today to recognize Human Rights Day.

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