Kendra S. Horn: “Over a half century has passed since the ending of the Second World War and the revelation of the horrors of the…”

“Over a half century has passed since the ending of the Second World War and the revelation of the horrors of the Holocaust. The War Crimes Disclosure Act authored by my colleague, the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. Maloney], is intended to make available under the Freedom of Information Act records in the possession of Federal departments and agencies about individuals believed to have participated in Nazi war crimes. I join the bill's author, Representative Maloney, in advancing this important legislation. We are acting just a day after the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. All people of conscience can benefit from the careful contemplation of the past. Such reflection is a vital step toward a resolve to redress past wrongs and to do good in the future. For governments and their citizens to accomplish this, the facts, even painful facts, must be made public. If we are not to forget the horrors of the Holocaust, and we must never do so, then we must make the records available, all the records of this dark, dark period in human history.”