On the recordApril 22, 2015
Today represents the 100-year anniversary of the first use of poison gas on Earth. On April 22, 1915, chlorine gas was sent crawling in favorable winds over Flanders Fields from German positions into positions held by the French. This sowed terror and agony for the first time. I would like for everyone present and everyone listening to pause for a moment to think of everyone who has died in the last 100 years from poison gas, including everyone who is dying today in Syria. Mr. Speaker, many people in America were horrified at the ``60 Minutes'' presentation of the sarin attacks and the footage that that included. It is horrifying to think that chlorine is also being used in that war today. There is a reason that we put chemical weapons in a separate category, never to be used by any nation in any war. Let us just pause and think for a moment and rededicate ourselves to ridding the entire world of chemical weapons forever. ____________________
