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Press Release
ANC-PAC Endorses Texas Congressional Candidate Nick Lampson
Former Congressman seeks House seat once held by Tom Delay
October 18, 2006
HOUSTON, TX – The Armenian National Committee-Political Action
Committee (ANC-PAC) issued a statement today endorsing Nick Lampson’s
campaign to represent the 22nd Congressional District in Texas. The
22nd Congressional District is comprised of parts of four different
counties in Southeast Texas and includes the cities of Sugar Land,
Missouri City and Deer Park.
Lampson had served four terms in Congress, beginning in 1996,
before being voted out of office as a result of a redistricting plan
orchestrated by the, now indicted, former Congressman Tom Delay.
"We are pleased to be supporting Nick Lampson’s congressional
campaign," commented Vatche Hovsepian, a representative of the ANC-PAC
in Texas. "Nick was a good friend of our community before he was the
victim of Tom Delay’s illegal redistricting scheme and we believe he
will go to Washington, DC to represent the hopes and dreams of his
Armenian American constituents. For this reason we are proud that
our many supporters, including members of the local Armenian Youth
Federation’s Dro Chapter, have and will continue to volunteer for
Nick’s campaign until election day," he added.
The endorsement issued today represents a remarkable turnaround for
Armenian Americans in the 22nd Congressional District in Texas,
an area that for years has been represented by Tom Delay. Delay,
the disgraced former House Majority Leader, was one of the most
anti-Armenian Congressman in U.S. history. He repeatedly used his
high office to block votes on Armenian Genocide resolutions. Delay
was also closely aligned with former Congressman Bob Livingston,
who is registered as a foreign agent for the Republic of Turkey.
In January of 2004 Nick Lampson co-authored a letter to House Speaker
Dennis Hastert urging him to allow a vote on an Armenian Genocide
resolution (H.Res.193). H.Res. 193 was a resolution that sought to
have the United States officially recognize the Armenian Genocide
and mark the 15th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s signing
the 1987 Genocide Convention Implementation Act, also known as the
Proxmire Act. The bill was passed the House Judiciary Committee on
May 22, 2003, but was never considered by the full House because it
was blocked by current House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
The ANC-PAC is a non-partisan federally registered political action
committee established to support campaign committees for Members of
Congress who share the values of the Armenian American community.
The ANC-PAC is at the forefront of efforts to ensure that the voice
of the Armenian American community is clearly heard in our nation’s
capital. The ANC-PAC continues a century old tradition of Armenian
Americans engagement on the public policy issues facing national
political leaders, both in the U.S. Congress and the White House."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
