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    SCHIFF TO READ NAMES OF GENOCIDE VICTIMS ON HOUSE FLOOR

    Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 | Posted by Contributor

    Rep. Adam Schiff

    Requests Submissions from Armenian Community Online
    WASHINGTON--Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced on Wednesday
    that on April 22nd, for an entire hour on the House Floor, he will read
    the names of a small fraction of the 1.5 million people killed during
    the Armenian Genocide. Congressman Schiff invites the descendants
    of Genocide victims -- in his district and around the nation -- to
    submit the names of family members who were killed for inclusion in
    his speech and in the Congressional Record.

    "In a single hour, I will only be able to read the names of a mere
    fraction of those who were killed in the Armenian Genocide. To read
    all of the names of the more than 1.5 million people murdered at the
    time, would take many weeks and weeks, and I hope that the recitation
    of the victims will help call attention to the magnitude of the crime.

    A name, unlike a number, is no abstraction -- each was a son or
    daughter, a mother or father, a grandparent, an aunt or an uncle;
    each was a precious life.

    "If your family lost loved ones in the Armenian Genocide, please send
    me their names and I will read as many as I possibly can on the House
    Floor. All names will be entered into the Congressional Record."

    Schiff is encouraging the submission
    of names by using this online form.
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mig8GYxDyDTbqqLopIDFwgCYj6UyPBIDXBesl8uy2lM/viewform

    This past month, Schiff joined 40 congressional colleagues to
    introduce the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution
    http://asbarez.com/133080/over-40-house-members-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-to-recognize-genocide/.

    This bipartisan resolution calls upon the President to work toward
    equitable, constructive, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based
    upon the Republic of Turkey's full acknowledgement of the facts and
    ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide. The resolution will
    also establish a fair, just, and comprehensive international record
    of this crime against humanity.

    This year, 2015, marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
    - a systematic and deliberate annihilation campaign launched by the
    government of the Ottoman Empire against its Armenian population which
    left 1.5 million Armenians dead and millions more displaced. While
    the Armenian Genocide has been recognized by more than twenty nations
    including Canada, Italy, Sweden, France, Argentina and Russia, as well
    as the European Parliament, it has not been formally recognized by
    the U.S. Congress in decades and has not been recognized by President
    Barack Obama.

    In past years, Schiff has taken to the House floor in April to
    recognize the genocide. Two years ago, he spoke on the House Floor
    in Armenian to recognize and pay tribute to those lost - the first
    time that language had been spoken in the well of Congress. And
    last year, he delivered an open letter to the Turkish people urging
    them to examine their ancestor's role in the first genocide of the
    20th century.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZE6Gx9YHqQ

    http://asbarez.com/133591/schiff-to-read-names-of-genocide-victims-on-house-floor/

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