[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with the Armenian 
community to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the events that led 
to the Armenian genocide.
  One hundred years ago, on April 24, more than 300 Armenian leaders 
were taken from their homes, arrested, and systematically executed. 
They were the first massacred in a genocide that resulted in the deaths 
of 1\1/2\ million innocent men, women, and children.
  The children, grandchildren, and younger descendants of the 
genocide's victims have worked hard to remember and honor those who 
suffered. I am proud to be a member of the Congressional Armenian 
Caucus and to cosponsor H. Res. 154, the Armenian Genocide Truth and 
Justice Resolution.
  I praise the Armenian American community throughout Los Angeles 
County and elsewhere in California and the United States for making 
sure that the history of that tragic period is known and urging our 
government to officially recognize the genocide.

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