Rep. Schiff Commemorates the Armenian Genocide
Rep. Schiff Commemorates the Armenian Genocide
It has been an honor to fight alongside my Armenian-American constituents and advocates from across the country for nearly two decades to demand that the United States formally recognize what history knows to be true: From 1915 to 1923, the Ottoman Empire murdered 1.5 million Armenians in the first genocide of the 20th Century. Every April 24, we honor those who were lost in the Armenian Genocide, so they never are lost to history. But this year is of special significance because it is the first Commemoration since both the House and the Senate passed resolutions by near-unanimous margins to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. For almost two decades I’ve been proud to carry the legislation in the House commemorating the Armenian Genocide. It was always my hope that we could get it passed while there were still survivors among us — and we did, although very few survivors remain. This is a moment tens of thousands of Armenian Americans have worked and fought and prayed for, a moment when the United States Congress refused to be a party to the cause of genocide denial.We will never forget. And we will never again be silenced.
Posted by Congressman Adam Schiff on Friday, April 24, 2020
