[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3319]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           STOP THE GENOCIDE

  (Mr. SCHIFF asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Con. Res. 75, which 
was passed unanimously Monday evening by the House. I regret that a 
family commitment kept me from being present for the vote on this 
important bill, which I am proud to cosponsor.
  It has been with horror and dismay that we have watched the barbaric 
acts of ISIL against ethnic and religious minorities in Syria and Iraq. 
Proud people, including many Christians who have lived in the region 
for centuries, have been wiped out in a campaign of rape, forced 
conversion, and murder.
  The crimes qualify as genocide, and they must be called as such. The 
global community has a duty, stemming both from the Genocide Convention 
and our common humanity, to destroy and defeat ISIL and to provide safe 
haven for those fleeing their monstrous acts.
  The campaign of genocide against religious and ethnic minorities in 
Syria and Iraq must be stopped, and those responsible must face 
justice.

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