CONGRESSMAN FROM UTAH HAS PLEDGED TO JOIN CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS ON ARMENIAN ISSUES.

arminfo
2007-08-29 16:24:00

The Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) told ArmInfo that Congressman
Rob Bishop will be the first Representative from the state of Utah
to join this 155-member body. "I’m proud to join the Congressional
Caucus on Armenian Issues," Bishop told the Assembly. "I look
forward to working with my Caucus colleagues to help ensure that
Armenian-American issues are represented in Washington."

According to the source, Assembly Western Office Director Lena Kaimian
and ARAMAC activist Berge Depoyan met with Bishop at his district
office in Ogden, Utah to discuss issues facing the Armenian community
and to encourage the lawmaker’s membership to the Caucus. During their
August 7th meeting, Kaimian and Depoyan discussed the importance of
U.S. reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide and briefed the Congressman
on the status of H. Res. 106, the Armenian Genocide resolution pending
in the House of Representatives.

"We welcome Congressman Bishop’s decision to join the Caucus as a
result of direct meetings with the Assembly," said Kaimian. "The
Congressman has been highly receptive to our issues. We look forward
to working with him and his colleagues on issues critical to Armenian-
Americans and Armenia."

To note, Rob Bishop serves on the House Armed Services, Education
and Labor, and Natural Resources Committees.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress