Political Quotes

“And still I rise. Today, I would like to thank the Speaker of the House, Speaker McCarthy, and the leadership on the Republican side as well as Minority Leader Jeffries and the leadership on the Democratic side for affording me this opportunity to be heard. And still I rise, Mr. Speaker, and I rise today because there are moments in time that impact the rest of time. January 27 of 1945 was such a time. January 27, 1945: It is said there are days that will live in infamy. This has to be at the top of the list of such days because today we will commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day because of an event that took place on January 27, 1945. Please allow me to share with you, Mr. Speaker, some information that I have from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. On January 27, 1945, the Soviet Army entered Auschwitz and liberated more than 7,000 remaining prisoners who were mostly ill and dying. It is estimated, Mr. Speaker, that at minimum, 1.3 million people were deported to Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945. Of these, at least 1.1 million people were murdered.…”