PRESS RELEASE
Armenian Assembly
April 16, 2010
Contact: Press Department
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 393-3434
SENATORS LAUTENBERG AND KLOBUCHAR COSPONSOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
Assembly Welcomes Cosponsors and Urges Support for Senate Letter to
President Obama
Washington, DC – Support for S.Res. 316, the Armenian Genocide
resolution in the United States Senate continues to grow with Senators
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joining as the newest
cosponsors, reported the Armenian Assembly of America.
"As we approach the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the
Assembly welcomes the support of Senators Lautenberg and Klobuchar,"
stated the Assembly’s Congressional Relations Associate Bianka Kadian
Dodov.
S.Res. 316 was introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and calls
upon the President of the United States to properly characterize the
Armenian Genocide in the President’s annual April 24th statement.
S.Res. 316 is currently pending before the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations. On March 4, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by
Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA), adopted an identical measure, H.Res.
252, which was introduced by Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA).
In addition to the legislation, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), also a
cosponsor of S.Res. 316, is circulating a letter
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for her colleagues to send to President Barack Obama urging him to
affirm the Armenian Genocide on April 24th.
This April, President Obama has an opportunity to further the cause of
genocide prevention by squarely affirming the Armenian Genocide.
Currently, the Boxer-initiated letter includes Senators Carl Levin
(D-MI), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Dianne
Feinstein (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Ensign (R-NV), Jack Reed
(D-RI), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Debbie Stabenow
(D-MI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
"We urge our activists to contact their Senators to support this
letter, and also urge community activists and supporters to join us on
April 21st for the Assembly’s National Fly-in Day, which coincides
with the Armenian Genocide Commemoration on Capitol Hill," stated the
Assembly’s Grassroots Director Taniel Koushakjian. For more
information or to participate in meetings with your elected officials,
please contact Taniel at (202) 393-3434, ext. 335.
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
501(c)(3) tax-exempt membership organization.