Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Holocaust Remembrance Day in memory of the 6 million Jews who were systematically hunted down, rounded up, and murdered in cold blood by the Nazi regime and their evil collaborators. Millions of other innocent civilians were also targeted by the Nazis, including people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, Roma, Sinti, Slavs, and any other person deemed to be inferior by Adolph Hitler and his coconspirators. And yet, Mr. Speaker, the anti- Semitism that fueled the Nazi's genocidal campaign sadly is still alive and well today. According to the Anti-Defamation League, there were 2,717 anti- Semitic incidents in the United States last year, averaging more than seven incidents per day. That is the highest number ever recorded by the ADL since it began tracking anti-Semitic incidents in 1979. More than 75 years after the Holocaust, that is plainly unacceptable. On this day, Yom HaShoah, we must recommit ourselves to rooting out anti-Semitism wherever we find it. We must never forget the atrocities of the Holocaust. ____________________”