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MENENDEZ AND KIRK SET TO LAUNCH RENEWED DRIVE FOR US SENATE RECOGNITION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
http://www.yerkirmedia.am/?act=news&lan=en&id=5823
11:45 . 15/03
Senators Bob Menendez, fresh off blocking the flawed nomination of
Matt Bryza to a full term as Ambassador to Azerbaijan, and Mark Kirk,
who came to the Senate last year after serving as Co-Chairman of the
Armenian Caucus in the U.S. House, are set to introduce the Armenian
Genocide Resolution, reported the Armenian National Committee of
America (ANCA).
The two Senators are currently collecting original cosponsors for
the genocide-prevention measure, which will, upon introduction, be
referred to the Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by John Kerry
(D-MA). The resolution is being introduced during a closely contested
election year, amid increasingly strained relations between Turkey
and many of its former friends on Capitol Hill.
Armenian Americans and anti-genocide activists are encouraged
to contact their Senators to become original cosponsors
of this legislation by sending a free ANCA WebMail at:
http://www.anca.org/action_alerts/action_disp.php?aaid=61096916
"We extend our thanks to Senators Menendez and Kirk for their
leadership in putting America on the right side of this human rights
issue," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "We look
forward to supporting their efforts to ensure that our leaders - in
the White House and Congress - reject Turkey's gag-rule on American
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. No one - ally or adversary -
deserves a veto on U.S. human rights policy."
Parallel to this effort, Reps. Robert Dold (R-IL) and Adam Schiff
(D-CA) have offered a nearly identical measure, S.Res.304, in the U.S.
House, and Senators Scott Brown (R-MA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA),
and Mark Kirk have introduced S.Res.392, the Senate version of a
religious freedom measure that was adopted last December, in the
U.S. House calling upon Turkey to return stolen Christian church
properties to their rightful owners.
http://www.yerkirmedia.am/?act=news&lan=en&id=5823
11:45 . 15/03
Senators Bob Menendez, fresh off blocking the flawed nomination of
Matt Bryza to a full term as Ambassador to Azerbaijan, and Mark Kirk,
who came to the Senate last year after serving as Co-Chairman of the
Armenian Caucus in the U.S. House, are set to introduce the Armenian
Genocide Resolution, reported the Armenian National Committee of
America (ANCA).
The two Senators are currently collecting original cosponsors for
the genocide-prevention measure, which will, upon introduction, be
referred to the Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by John Kerry
(D-MA). The resolution is being introduced during a closely contested
election year, amid increasingly strained relations between Turkey
and many of its former friends on Capitol Hill.
Armenian Americans and anti-genocide activists are encouraged
to contact their Senators to become original cosponsors
of this legislation by sending a free ANCA WebMail at:
http://www.anca.org/action_alerts/action_disp.php?aaid=61096916
"We extend our thanks to Senators Menendez and Kirk for their
leadership in putting America on the right side of this human rights
issue," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "We look
forward to supporting their efforts to ensure that our leaders - in
the White House and Congress - reject Turkey's gag-rule on American
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. No one - ally or adversary -
deserves a veto on U.S. human rights policy."
Parallel to this effort, Reps. Robert Dold (R-IL) and Adam Schiff
(D-CA) have offered a nearly identical measure, S.Res.304, in the U.S.
House, and Senators Scott Brown (R-MA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA),
and Mark Kirk have introduced S.Res.392, the Senate version of a
religious freedom measure that was adopted last December, in the
U.S. House calling upon Turkey to return stolen Christian church
properties to their rightful owners.