Congressional Armenian Caucus 150 members strong
April 17, 2010 – 11:13 AMT 06:13 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –
On the heels of last month’s approval of H. Res. 252 the Armenian
Genocide resolution by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the
Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Niki Tsongas (D-MA) and Jim Matheson
(D-UT) joined the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, bringing
the number of members to 150, the Armenian National Committee of
America told PanARMENIAN.Net
In January of this year, Congresswoman Chu met with her
Armenian-American constituents and Assembly Western Region Director
Yeghig Keshishian, where she pledged to cosponsor H. Res. 252 and join
the Caucus.
Last month, Congresswoman Tsongas, an original cosponsor of H. Res.
252, joined the Armenian Caucus after meeting with ARAMAC-MA State
Chair Herman Purutyan and fellow Armenian-American constituents. "I am
fortunate to represent a large Armenian community in the Merrimack
Valley and as a member of the Armenian Caucus I look forward to
continuing to promote the mutual interests of our two countries and
celebrate our rich shared history," said Congresswoman Niki Tsongas.
"I will also continue to work to see that the mass murders committed
by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenians are appropriately
recognized as genocide through the passage of the long-overdue
Armenian genocide resolution in Congress."