Rep. Smith Issues Statement on Resolution on Genocide in Armenia
October 29, 2019
October 29, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following floor remarks on a resolution (H.Res. 296) on Armenia genocide:
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- Smith, a co-sponsor of H.Res. 296, manages debate on House floor
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"When the term genocide was created in 1944 to describe the systematic destruction of an entire people, its author Raphael Lemkin explained the term by saying, ''it was the sort of thing Hitler did to the Jews and . . .
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- Smith, a co-sponsor of H.Res. 296, manages debate on House floor
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"When the term genocide was created in 1944 to describe the systematic destruction of an entire people, its author Raphael Lemkin explained the term by saying, ''it was the sort of thing Hitler did to the Jews and . . .