Congresswomen Re-Launch Victims of Communism Caucus

Published on February 15, 2024

A congressional caucus commemorating those killed and tyrannized under communism has been re-launched by a bipartisan effort. In December 2023, Reps. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.) announced their intentions to reform the “Victims of Communism” caucus. The goal of the caucus, the congresswomen said in a statement, is “to honor and bring awareness to the more than 100 million of people who have been harmed or killed by communist governments.” Around two months later, on Feb. 14, the congresswomen formally re-launched the caucus during an event held in the U.S. Capitol. They were joined both by representatives from Washington’s Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) and by two firsthand witnesses of communist regimes....

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