ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:
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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
RESOLUTION GAINS 20 NEW CO-SPONSORS AS ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY CONTINUES
ADVOCACY
H.Res.296 Scheduled for
Today, October 29th
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, twenty additional Members of
Congress co-sponsored the Armenian Genocide resolution, H.Res.296, a day before
the vote on the House floor, as the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly)
continues its advocacy efforts on this historic vote.
The new co-sponsors include
Representatives Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Jim Cooper
(D-TN), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Madeleine Dean (D-PA),
Lois Frankel (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes (D-DC), Will Hurd (R-TX), Dan Kildee
(D-MI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Cedric Richmond (D-LA),
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-MP), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Eric Swalwell
(D-CA), Van Taylor (R-TX), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), and
Maxine Waters (D-CA).
Last night, the U.S. House of
Representatives Rules Committee adopted a rule for consideration of the
Armenian Genocide Resolution, setting the stage for a vote on the House floor
today.
“We applaud the action taken by the
Rules Committee led by Chairman James McGovern, the remarks by Committee Member
Donna Shalala and the powerful testimony by House Foreign Affairs Chairman
Eliot Engel along with Representatives Chris Smith and Anna Eshoo,” stated
Armenian Assembly of America Executive Director Bryan Ardouny. “Today’s
adoption of the rule for H.Res. 296 sets the stage for a historic vote on the
House floor. As Chairman McGovern highlighted, if dark chapters in our history
are not acknowledged they’re doomed to be repeated. We urge all Members to
support this bipartisan, human rights legislation and ensure that the days of
genocide denial are over, and that America’s proud chapter in helping the
survivors of the first genocide of the twentieth century is honored and
preserved,” Ardouny continued.
Established in 1972, the Armenian
Assembly of America is the largest Washington-based nationwide organization
promoting public understanding and awareness of Armenian issues. The Assembly
is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt membership organization.
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