Ben Cardin: “tomorrow, January 27, is the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, which is located in German- occupied…”

“tomorrow, January 27, is the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, which is located in German- occupied Poland. January 27 has been designated by the United Nations as Holocaust Remembrance Day. At Auschwitz-Birkenau were the most notorious of the atrocities committed during World War II in concentration, labor, and death camps run by the Nazis in Germany during World War II. Six million Jews were murdered during World War II and 5 million others--Romas, Afros, Germans, gay men and women, people with disabilities, and others--who were just disliked by the Nazi regime. Eleven million people perished as a result of these atrocities. Our responsibility? To remember, to never forget what happened during World War II--what was committed--and to do everything in our power to make sure that these types of atrocities never happen again. We owe that to support the survivors so that their heroism is not forgotten, and we need to support Holocaust education. I want to thank my colleagues in the appropriations process. We have made funds available to help the survivors of the Holocaust and to provide for Holocaust education. ``Never again'' is what we need to achieve. We have not achieved it to date.…”