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Frank Pallone: “I would like to say right now on the floor, with all due respect to the Turkish Democracy Foundation, I would say that…”

On the recordApril 23, 1997
I would like to say right now on the floor, with all due respect to the Turkish Democracy Foundation, I would say that the Congress is the proper place to discuss the genocide, as well as classrooms and civic organizations and religious institutions throughout this country. We must not deny the truth.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the denial of genocide by Turkey during a discussion on historical recognition.

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