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Armenian National Committee of Wisconsin
4100 N. Newman Road
Racine, WI 53406
[email protected]
www.anca.org
PRESS RELEASE
September 24, 2004
Contact: A. Zohrab Khaligian
[email protected]
REPRESENTATIVE PAUL RYAN JOINS CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS ON ARMENIAN
ISSUES
RACINE, WI - Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI 1st) became the newest
member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues reported the
Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Wisconsin. This brings the
total number of Congressional Armenian Caucus members to 141.
Since 1998, Representative Ryan has been a consistent supporter of
Armenian issues, including co-signing the Congressional Letter
encouraging the President to characterize the Armenian Genocide as
a genocide in his annual April 24th address, co-sponsoring the
ANCA's Capitol Hill Observance of the Armenian Genocide, and
supporting US aid to Armenia. In his most recent term,
Representative Ryan co-sponsored HR 528 which extends Permanent
Normal Trade Relations to Armenia and HR 193 which commemorates the
15th Anniversary of the United States adopting the Genocide
Convention, and will finish the term by joining the Congressional
Caucus on Armenian Issues.
"Since his first days in Congress, Representative Ryan has been
responsive to the concerns of the Armenian-American community in
Wisconsin's First District," stated Zohrab Khaligian,
representative of the ANC of Wisconsin. "His recent joining of the
Armenian Caucus shows his strong support of these concerns and his
commitment to maintaining that support far into the future". The
ANC of Wisconsin has worked closely with Rep. Ryan to inform him of
issues of concern in the Armenian American community.
Paul Ryan was elected to the House of Representatives in November
1988 and has served three terms. In Congress, Representative Ryan
serves on the House Committee on Ways & Means, Joint Economic
Committee and Majority Leader's Leadership Advisory Group, and he
focuses on issues pertaining to social security, Medicare and
affordable health care and tax policy. Prior to running for
Congress, Representative Ryan was an aide to US Senator Bob Kasten
(R-WI), an economic advisor to former Vice Presidential candidate
Jack Kemp and a legislative director in the US Senate.
The Armenian National Committee is the largest Armenian American
grassroots political organization in Wisconsin and nationwide. The
ANC actively advances a broad range of issues of concern to the
Armenian American community.
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4100 N. Newman Road
Racine, WI 53406
[email protected]
www.anca.org
PRESS RELEASE
September 24, 2004
Contact: A. Zohrab Khaligian
[email protected]
REPRESENTATIVE PAUL RYAN JOINS CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS ON ARMENIAN
ISSUES
RACINE, WI - Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI 1st) became the newest
member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues reported the
Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Wisconsin. This brings the
total number of Congressional Armenian Caucus members to 141.
Since 1998, Representative Ryan has been a consistent supporter of
Armenian issues, including co-signing the Congressional Letter
encouraging the President to characterize the Armenian Genocide as
a genocide in his annual April 24th address, co-sponsoring the
ANCA's Capitol Hill Observance of the Armenian Genocide, and
supporting US aid to Armenia. In his most recent term,
Representative Ryan co-sponsored HR 528 which extends Permanent
Normal Trade Relations to Armenia and HR 193 which commemorates the
15th Anniversary of the United States adopting the Genocide
Convention, and will finish the term by joining the Congressional
Caucus on Armenian Issues.
"Since his first days in Congress, Representative Ryan has been
responsive to the concerns of the Armenian-American community in
Wisconsin's First District," stated Zohrab Khaligian,
representative of the ANC of Wisconsin. "His recent joining of the
Armenian Caucus shows his strong support of these concerns and his
commitment to maintaining that support far into the future". The
ANC of Wisconsin has worked closely with Rep. Ryan to inform him of
issues of concern in the Armenian American community.
Paul Ryan was elected to the House of Representatives in November
1988 and has served three terms. In Congress, Representative Ryan
serves on the House Committee on Ways & Means, Joint Economic
Committee and Majority Leader's Leadership Advisory Group, and he
focuses on issues pertaining to social security, Medicare and
affordable health care and tax policy. Prior to running for
Congress, Representative Ryan was an aide to US Senator Bob Kasten
(R-WI), an economic advisor to former Vice Presidential candidate
Jack Kemp and a legislative director in the US Senate.
The Armenian National Committee is the largest Armenian American
grassroots political organization in Wisconsin and nationwide. The
ANC actively advances a broad range of issues of concern to the
Armenian American community.
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