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    Armenian National Committee of America
    888 17th St., NW, Suite 904
    Washington, DC 20006
    Tel: (202) 775-1918
    Fax: (202) 775-5648
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Internet: www.anca.org

    PRESS RELEASE

    May 6, 2004
    Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
    Tel: (202) 775-1918

    NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATORS COSPONSOR GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

    -- Support for S.Res.164 Reaches 39 in the Senate

    WASHINGTON, DC - New Hampshire Senators Judd Gregg (R) and John
    Sununu (R) agreed to cosponsor the Genocide Resolution, S.Res.164,
    bringing the total number of cosponsors to thirty-nine, reported
    the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

    Both senators heard regularly from their New Hampshire constituents
    on this matter over the past several months, reflecting the growing
    activism of the Armenian American community in northern New
    England. Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee (R) is the only New
    England area Senator yet to cosponsor the legislation. Most
    recently, a New Hampshire delegation of activists including Mike
    Manoian, Harry Alexanian and Jeannette John spoke with
    representatives of both Senators, at meetings coinciding with the
    ANCA Armenian Genocide Observance on Capitol Hill, held on April
    28th. Dr. Peter Balakian, whose recently published book, "The
    Burning Tigris" extensively documents U.S. humanitarian response to
    the Armenian Genocide, detailed the importance of supporting
    Genocide prevention legislation during the meeting with Sen.
    Gregg's office.

    "We join with the Armenian community of New Hampshire in welcoming
    the support of Senators Gregg and Sununu for the Genocide
    Resolution" said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "With the
    89th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide commemorated just a few
    weeks ago, and the prospect of yet another genocide developing in
    the Sudan as we speak, support for legislation like S.Res.164 has
    never been more vital. We must, as a nation, reaffirm our
    commitment to the aims of the Genocide Convention and ensure that
    the lessons of past genocides are applied in the prevention of
    future crimes against humanity."

    A two-term Member of the Senate, Sen. Gregg is Chairman of the
    Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and serves on the
    Appropriations and Budget Committees. Sen. John Sununu, now in his
    first term, serves on the Foreign Relations, Banking, Governmental
    Affairs and Joint Economic committees.

    The Genocide resolution was introduced in the Senate in June, 2003
    by Senators John Ensign (R-NV) and Jon Corzine (D-NJ). Its
    companion House measure, H.Res.193, led by Representatives George
    Radanovich (R-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Congressional Armenian
    Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI),
    was adopted unanimously by the House Judiciary Committee last May
    and has 111 cosponsors. The resolution cites the importance of
    remembering past crimes against humanity, including the Armenian
    Genocide, Holocaust, Cambodian and Rwandan genocides, in an effort
    to stop future atrocities. Support for the measure has been
    widespread, with a diverse coalition of over 100 ethnic, religious,
    civil and human rights organizations calling for its passage,
    including American Values, National Organization of Women, Sons of
    Italy, NAACP, Union of Orthodox Rabbis, and the National Council of
    La Raza.

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