[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5276]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               101ST 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 101 years since the start of the Armenian 
genocide.
  On April 24, 1915, more than 300 Armenian leaders were taken from 
their homes, arrested, and systematically executed. They were the first 
killed in what would eventually become a genocide resulting in the 
deaths of 1.5 million innocent men, women, and children.
  Over a century later, the Armenian people have vowed to never forget 
these atrocities. The children and grandchildren of the genocide's 
victims have worked hard to remember and honor those who suffered. For 
too long, this crime has gone unrecognized and unpunished.
  This weekend in Los Angeles, California, 60,000 people came together 
outside of the Turkish consulate to rally for long overdue 
acknowledgment of their ancestors' murders.
  I am proud to be a member of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, and I 
stand by the Armenian American community in Los Angeles and throughout 
this country in their call for recognition and justice.

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