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PRO-ARMENIA DEPUTIES FILL NEW US CONGRESS
Hurriyet
Nov 17 2012
Turkey
The vast majority of congressional candidates backed by the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA) prevailed in the elections on
Nov. 6, as U.S. voters re-elected Barack Obama president and maintained
the Democratic majority in the Senate and the Republican majority in
the House, the ANCA reported.
"We congratulate Democratic President Obama on his victory, commend
Republican Governor [Mitt] Romney for a well-run campaign, and thank
Armenian-American voters who went to the polls today in record numbers
to support federal, state, and local candidates who support issues
of special concern to our community," the ANCA said.
"We were greatly gratified to see such a large percentage of our
congressional endorsees win their races, including powerful advocates
such as Senator Bob Menendez, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor,
Representatives Adam Schiff, Ed Royce, Frank Pallone, and many others,"
it said.
On the Senate side, 12 out of 15 ANCA-endorsed candidates emerged
victorious, including senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee member
- and lead co-sponsor of a resolution that would recognize Armenian
genocide claims - Democrat Bob Menendez in New Jersey, Democrat Dianne
Feinstein in California, Democrat Ben Cardin in Maryland and incoming
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy in Connecticut.
On the House side, the ANCA endorsed 130 candidates, of which only
12 were reported to have lost their re-election bids.
November/17/2012
From: Baghdasarian
Hurriyet
Nov 17 2012
Turkey
The vast majority of congressional candidates backed by the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA) prevailed in the elections on
Nov. 6, as U.S. voters re-elected Barack Obama president and maintained
the Democratic majority in the Senate and the Republican majority in
the House, the ANCA reported.
"We congratulate Democratic President Obama on his victory, commend
Republican Governor [Mitt] Romney for a well-run campaign, and thank
Armenian-American voters who went to the polls today in record numbers
to support federal, state, and local candidates who support issues
of special concern to our community," the ANCA said.
"We were greatly gratified to see such a large percentage of our
congressional endorsees win their races, including powerful advocates
such as Senator Bob Menendez, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor,
Representatives Adam Schiff, Ed Royce, Frank Pallone, and many others,"
it said.
On the Senate side, 12 out of 15 ANCA-endorsed candidates emerged
victorious, including senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee member
- and lead co-sponsor of a resolution that would recognize Armenian
genocide claims - Democrat Bob Menendez in New Jersey, Democrat Dianne
Feinstein in California, Democrat Ben Cardin in Maryland and incoming
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy in Connecticut.
On the House side, the ANCA endorsed 130 candidates, of which only
12 were reported to have lost their re-election bids.
November/17/2012
From: Baghdasarian