Mr. Speaker. I rise today to commemorate the 96th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. On March 24. 1915. 300 Armenian leaders were rounded up and deported and killed under the orders from the young Turk Government. And so began the genocide that lasted for 7 years. resulting in an estimated over 1.5 million Armenian deaths. To this day. unfortunately. the Turkish Government denies that this occurred. Ladies and gentlemen. Members of the House. I just returned from Darfur with a group of our colleagues 2 weeks ago. Over 450.000 people have been killed and millions displaced in Darfur. yet government officials claim there in Darfur and Sudan that there is no genocide. that the situation is overblown.
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