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ADAM SCHIFF CALLS SUPREME COURT DECISION "DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING"
13:23 12.06.2013
Adam Schiff
Representative Adam Schiff calls Supreme Court Decision "deeply
disappointing"
"The Supreme Court's decision to decline to hear arguments in Movsesian
v. Versicherung AG is deeply disappointing, both because of the urgent
need to secure justice for the victims of the Armenian Genocide and
their survivors, and the important constitutional issues at stake,"
Rep. Schiff said in an interview withAsbarez.
"As a State Senator, I was a principal cosponsor of the bill which
extended the statute of limitations on such claims, and I feel a
compelling personal interest in maintaining access to justice for
victims of genocide," he said.
"Prior to the court's recent decision, I drafted legislation to make it
clear that it is the policy of the United States to assist the victims
of genocide, whether the Armenian genocide or any other atrocity,
in pursuing claims for redress. The federal government should be
encouraging states to provide a venue for the victims of genocide,
not impeding legal claims. With today's decision, such legislation
is all the more essential and I will be working with the community
to put the final touches on the bill prior to its introduction,"
Adam Schiff stated.
During the interview, Schiff discussed new efforts in Congress to
attain US acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide, as well as his
role in the new legislation, US aid to Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh
and Javakhk, as well as his first few months serving a newly-redrawn
district, which in addition to Glendale and Burbank, includes Little
Armenia among other areas.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/06/12/adam-schiff-calls-supreme-court-decision-deeply-disappointing/
From: Baghdasarian
13:23 12.06.2013
Adam Schiff
Representative Adam Schiff calls Supreme Court Decision "deeply
disappointing"
"The Supreme Court's decision to decline to hear arguments in Movsesian
v. Versicherung AG is deeply disappointing, both because of the urgent
need to secure justice for the victims of the Armenian Genocide and
their survivors, and the important constitutional issues at stake,"
Rep. Schiff said in an interview withAsbarez.
"As a State Senator, I was a principal cosponsor of the bill which
extended the statute of limitations on such claims, and I feel a
compelling personal interest in maintaining access to justice for
victims of genocide," he said.
"Prior to the court's recent decision, I drafted legislation to make it
clear that it is the policy of the United States to assist the victims
of genocide, whether the Armenian genocide or any other atrocity,
in pursuing claims for redress. The federal government should be
encouraging states to provide a venue for the victims of genocide,
not impeding legal claims. With today's decision, such legislation
is all the more essential and I will be working with the community
to put the final touches on the bill prior to its introduction,"
Adam Schiff stated.
During the interview, Schiff discussed new efforts in Congress to
attain US acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide, as well as his
role in the new legislation, US aid to Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh
and Javakhk, as well as his first few months serving a newly-redrawn
district, which in addition to Glendale and Burbank, includes Little
Armenia among other areas.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/06/12/adam-schiff-calls-supreme-court-decision-deeply-disappointing/
From: Baghdasarian