ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Post Office Box 626
Fresno, California 93709
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PRESS RELEASE
Sept. 16, 2005

Contact: Rich Sanikian

(559) 273-8442
Cong. Radanovich Co-Authored Legislation Wins International Relations
Committee Vote

Congressman Radanovich introduced legislation House Resolution (H.Res)
316, with Congressmen Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and
Adam Schiff (D-CA). H. Res. 316 has the support of 140 co-sponsors.

On September 15, 2005, House International Relations Committee voted in
favor of two measures calling for proper U.S. recognition of the
Armenian Genocide and urging Turkey to end its decades long denial of
this crime against humanity.

Both H.Res.316 and House Concurrent Resolution (H.Con.Res.) 195 were
adopted by overwhelming margins of 40 to 7 and 35 to 11, respectively.

“This is a Turkish Ottoman crime of brutality and death called genocide
not o-nly to Armenians but to all of humanity. Proper acknowledgment
by our government is long overdue. All eyes are o-n House Speaker
Hastert to honor his pledge and to schedule a full floor vote o-n
Armenian Genocide legislation,” stated, Hygo Ohannessian Chairwoman of
the Armenian National Committee, Central California.

Armenian-Americans throughout the Central Valley would like to thank
Congressman Radanovich for his 10-year tireless effort to push this
noble and humanitarian cause forward.

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