| The Armenian Genocide |
May 8, 2013 |
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Scott Garrett, R-NJ
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"Mr. Speaker, today, we remember the Armenian people who lost their lives almost a century ago in the Armenian Genocide. In the first genocide of the 20th century, Ottoman officials arrested more than 200 Armenian leaders. Subsequently, 1.5 million Armenians were arrested and forced to march hundreds of miles to the present-day Syrian Desert. Men, women, and children were starved and tortured solely because of their faith and ethnicity."
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| The Armenian Genocide |
May 3, 2013 |
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Tony Cardenas, D-CA
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"Mr. Speaker, today, in recognition of the National Day of Remembrance of Man’s Inhumanity to Man, created in 1975 to remember the victims of inhumanity, specifically the Armenian people who lost their lives in the early part of the 20th century, I would like to note its importance to our nation."
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| Remembering The Armenian Genocide |
April 26, 2013 |
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Gus Bilirakis, R-FL
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"Mr. Speaker, with Orthodox Christians across the world observing Holy Week next week, it is only fitting that today we remember a time in history that tested the will and character of the Armenian people."
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| 98Th Anniversary Of The Armenian Genocide |
April 26, 2013 |
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Sander Levin, D-MI
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"In 1915, the government of the Ottoman Empire started a vicious and systematic campaign of genocide against the Armenian people. What began with the killing of 300 Armenian leaders ultimately resulted in the deaths of one and a half million people and the forced exile of another "
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| Recognizing The Armenian Genocide |
April 25, 2013 |
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John Sarbanes, D-MD
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"Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the memory of the innocents that perished in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide. With a systematic barbarism visited upon them, countless Armenians made their way to Syria seeking refuge from persecution. Today, the world is aghast at the horrific violence engulfing Syria and the Armenian people are once again threatened with upheaval and dislocation. Each year, the United States Congress has the opportunity to stand with justice and recognize the Armenian Genocide. Such action would fortify America’s moral standing in the family of nations and send a strong message to our NATO ally Turkey that it must examine the dark chapters of its past and the discriminatory impulses of its present."
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