ANC PAC
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PRESS RELEASE
ANC-PAC Endorses
Congressman Brad Sherman
November 3, 2006
LOS ANGELES, CA – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) has been endorsed
by the Armenian National Committee – Political Action Committee
(ANC-PAC), the nation’s largest grassroots Armenian American political
organization. The endorsement announcement was made this week by the
ANC-PAC’s Chairman Leonard Manoukian
Sherman, a Democrat, has been a staunch advocate for his Armenian
American constituents in California’s 27th Congressional District.
His district includes a large portion of the San Fernando Valley,
which is home to over 100,000 Armenian Americans. The Congressman
was elected in 1996 and presently serves on the House International
Relations Committee and is the Ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee
on International Terrorism, Non-proliferation and Human Rights.
"Brad Sherman has earned the respect and vote of his Armenian American
constituents," commented ANC-PAC s spokesperson Nishan Bostanian. "We
welcome the leadership and energy the Congressman has consistently
brought to creating a stronger U.S. foreign policy with respect
to Armenia. We also applaud his determination to provide excellent
constituent services to members of our community throughout the year,"
Bostanian added.
As a member of the House International Relations Committee, Sherman has
been a staunch supporter of efforts to honestly address the Armenian
Genocide through legislative efforts. He has also consistently fought
to provide U.S. assistance for Armenia and most recently worked to
deliver $5 million in humanitarian aid for the people of Artsakh. On
September 29, 2006 the Congressman co-authored a letter to President
Bush urging him to respect the freedoms of the people of Artsakh.
Earlier this year members of the San Fernando Valley ANC
met with Congressman Sherman to thank him for co-sponsoring
the Crowley-Sherman-Royce Amendment to the Export-Import Bank
Reauthorization Act of 2006. That amendment prohibits the Export-Import
Bank from providing any assistance "to develop or promote any rail
connections or railway-related connections that traverse or connect
Baku, Azerbaijan; Tbilisi, Georgia; and Kars, Turkey, and that
specifically exclude cities in Armenia."
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.