Trahan, Garcia Introduce Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day Legislation
April 17, 2024
April 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) introduced legislation to designate April 17, 2025 as Cabodian Genocide Remembrance Day to recognize the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge, which went on to murder nearly 2 million Camodians.
"Today, we mark the solemn anniversary of the start of the Cambdian genocide . . .
Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) introduced legislation to designate April 17, 2025 as Cabodian Genocide Remembrance Day to recognize the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge, which went on to murder nearly 2 million Camodians.
"Today, we mark the solemn anniversary of the start of the Cambdian genocide . . .