Jim Costa (D-16) speaking to the House of Representatives, honoring Soghomon Tehlirian and Armenian Genocide victims
WASHINGTON—Jim Costa, United States Representative for California’s 16th Congressional District, spoke on the House floor on April 27 to honor Soghomon Tehlirian and the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide, perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire.
“I hope my colleagues would join me and the Armenians throughout the nation and around the world, in honoring Mr. Tehlirian and also pay tribute to the 1.5 million lives lost in the genocide; the first genocide of the 20th century, as well as their descendants who live today,â€
