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  • ANC-PAC Endorses U.S. Senator John Ensign

    ANC PAC
    104 N. Belmont St.
    Suite 200B
    Glendale, CA 91206
    www.ancpac.org

    Press Release

    ANC-PAC Endorses U.S. Senator John Ensign

    Republican Senator Has Strong Ties To Rapidly Expanding
    Armenian American Community in Nevada

    October 5, 2006

    Las Vegas, NV - The nation's largest Armenian American grassroots
    political action committee issued an endorsement for U.S. Senator John
    Ensign this week. The Armenian National Committee - Political Action
    Committee (ANC-PAC) urges all Armenian Americans in Nevada to vote
    for Senator Ensign when they head to the polls on November 7, 2006.

    "John Ensign is a Congressional leader on Armenian issues who has
    earned the respect and votes of the ANC-PAC's supporters in Las Vegas,
    Henderson, Reno and throughout the state," remarked Ara Shirinian who
    serves as Co-Chairman of the Nevada ANC. "We are proud of the solid
    track record of support the Senator has built over the years in our
    community and proud to have the ANC-PAC endorsing him."

    Fellow Nevada ANC Co-Chairman, Dr. Armen Hovanessian, added that,
    "Our community respects Senator Ensign for introducing a bill to
    recognize the Armenian Genocide in November of 2005 and for keeping
    an open channel of communication with our community. While this
    legislation was not adopted this year, we know Senator Ensign will
    keep fighting until the Congress goes on record acknowledging the
    crime against humanity committed against the Armenian people in 1915."

    On September 29th of this year, Senator Ensign took to the Senate
    floor to share with his colleagues his concerns over the "unacceptable"
    recall of U.S. Ambassador John Evans, who, according to media reports,
    was dismissed from office for properly recognizing the Armenian
    Genocide.

    Upon his introduction last year of the Armenian Genocide Resolution,
    Senator Ensign remarked, "It is as important as ever that American
    foreign policy reflect our nationís recognition of the Armenian
    Genocide. It is my hope that by acknowledging such atrocities we
    might help avoid them in the future. I applaud the Armenian people
    for their courage and persistence in bringing this horrible chapter
    in history to light." The Ensign resolution calls upon the President
    "to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects
    appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related
    to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the
    United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide." In the 109th
    Congress, 34 Senators co-sponsored S.Res. 320.

    On July 21, 2006, supporters of the ANC-PAC gathered in Las Vegas to
    honor Senator Ensign and raise funds for his reelection campaign.

    The event drew a broad cross section of community members, illustrating
    the broad appeal the Senator has among all Armenian Americans living
    in Nevada. At the event, ANC-PAC official Ara Bedrosian presented
    Senator Ensign with the Nevada ANCA Freedom Award in recognition of
    his leadership in advancing the cause of human rights and genocide
    recognition.

    Senator Ensign is presently the Vice Chairman of the Republican
    Steering Committee, the group that shapes the party's legislative
    agenda. He is expected to take over the leadership of the National
    Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee later this year, replacing
    Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) in that prestigious and powerful post.

    The ANC-PAC is a non-partisan federally registered political action
    committee established to support campaign committees for Members of
    Congress who share the values of the Armenian American community.

    The ANC-PAC is at the forefront of efforts to ensure that the voice
    of the Armenian American community is clearly heard in our nation's
    capital. The ANC-PAC continues a century old tradition of Armenian
    Americans engagement on the public policy issues facing national
    political leaders, both in the U.S. Congress and the White House.

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