Congresswoman Janice Hahn released the following statement in recognition of the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide:
"Today we remember 1.5 million innocent men, women and children murdered in the Armenian Genocide. For no greater offense than their ethnicity and their faith, the Armenian people were systematically killed. It is a crime that ripples through generations, felt in the losses still mourned by families, and the families that never got to be. These dead cry out for justice. As a member of the Los Angeles City Council, I took every opportunity to urge our government to officially recognize this genocide. Now, in Congress, I will continue the fight to win these dead the long overdue recognition they deserve."
