[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5662]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  UNITED STATES' RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, last week I had the honor and privilege of 
traveling to Israel for the fourth time. Congressman Schiff and I 
joined the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, at Yad Vashem in 
Jerusalem for Holocaust Remembrance Day.
  We watched six survivors, each representing 1 million innocent 
civilians killed, light the torch and share their stories of loss and 
survival. It was a powerful, moving, and emotional moment.
  I am not sure one can begin to understand the devastation of the 
Holocaust until you have stood in Dachau or Auschwitz or heard stories 
from survivors themselves that seem too horrific to be real.
  The United States' relationship with Israel is more important than 
ever. No matter what other threats we face, the United States and 
Israel must remain the closest of friends and continue to work together 
to ensure the security of our trusted ally.

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