Hillary Clinton And Harry Reid Cosponsor Genocide Resolution

[karakash]

Armenian National Committee of America

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PRESS RELEASE

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 18, 2007

Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian

Tel: (202) 775-1918

 

SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON AND SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

HARRY REID COSPONSOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

 

-- Thirty Senators have Announced

Support for Anti-Genocide Legislation

 

-- Watch Senator Obama Discuss the Resolution on YouTube

 

WASHINGTON, DC - In a move welcomed today by the Armenian National

Committee of America (ANCA), two of the nation's most prominent

Senators - Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and leading 2008

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (D-NY) - agreed to cosponsor

S.Res.106, the Armenian Genocide Resolution.

 

"We're very gratified that two prominent national leaders - Hillary

Clinton and Harry Reid - agreed today to join with a growing number

of their Senate colleagues in supporting the passage of the

Armenian Genocide Resolution," said ANCA Executive Director Aram

Hamparian. "As the growth in cosponsors demonstrates, this anti-

genocide measure clearly enjoys the support of a broad, bipartisan

majority in both houses of Congress."

 

The Senate resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide was

introduced last month by Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-

IL) and Senator John Ensign (R-NV). The measure is a companion to

U.S. House resolution, H.Res.106, introduced by Representatives

Adam Schiff (D-CA), George Radanovich (R-CA), Congressional

Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg

(R-MI), and Foreign Affairs Committee members Brad Sherman (D-CA)

and Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI). With the addition this week of Tim

Bishop (D-NY), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Mazie

Hirono (D-HI), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), David Reichart (R-WA), John

Salazar (D-CO), and Tom Tancredo (R-CO), the House measure

currently has over 190 cosponsors.

 

Joining Senators Durbin and Ensign as cosponsors of the Armenian

Genocide resolution are Wayne Allard (R-CO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA),

Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Hillary Clinton (D-NY),

Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Dodd (D-CT),

Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein

(D-CA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-

MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-

MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Robert

Menendez (D-NJ), Jack Reed (D-RI), Harry Reid (D-NV), Ken Salazar

(D-CO), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Debbie

Stabenow (D-MI), John Sununu (R-NH), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

 

In a powerful speech today on the Senate floor, Senator Bararba

Boxer, a long-standing and energetic champion of Armenian Genocide

recognition, stressed that she is "proud to be an original co-

sponsor of Senator Richard Durbin's Senate Resolution 106. The

California legislator, speaking to her Senate colleagues, argued

forcefully that, "We must recognize the genocide because it's the

right thing to do. We must recognize the Armenian Genocide to help

shed light on the darkness and move toward a more humane world."

 

Last week, during remarks at a Washington, DC breakfast for

Illinois constituents, Senator Barak Obama, fielded a question from

ANCA Eastern U.S. Executive Director Karine Birazian about his

support for the Armenian Genocide Resolution. In his response, he

explained to the audience the basic facts about the Genocide and

promised to give careful consideration to cosponsoring the measure.

Senator Obama serves on the Foreign Relations Committee and is

among the top contenders for the 2008 Democratic Presidential

nomination. His remarks can be viewed on YouTube:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=apR_0df-p54

 

The increase in Senate and House support for the Armenian Genocide

resolutions follows an intensive two-day Capitol Hill advocacy

program in March, organized by the ANCA and the Genocide

Intervention Network, dedicated to ending the cycle of genocide.

Over 100 anti-genocide advocates from across the United States

participated in the grassroots campaign, reaching out to all 535

Senate and House offices. The Washington, DC component of the

program was followed by local activist meetings in Congressional

districts across the U.S. during the recently-concluded two-week

April district work period.

 

Armenian American grassroots efforts are being opposed by

successive waves of Turkish parliamentary delegations who are

seeking to convince Representatives and Senators to reject Armenian

Genocide recognition by threatening a break in U.S.-Turkey

relations. This week's six-member Turkish lobby team included

former Turkish Ambassador to the U.S. Sukru Elekdag, and former

Ambassador to Germany Onur Oymen.

 

[irlandahay]

Ooooh great! another promise from a clinton! just like her husband....lets see what happens if she comes to power...will our genocide even be mentionned? or is it gonna be the republicans that are going to cause all the ruccus this time...

[MosJan]

HILLARY CLINTON EXPRESSED HER SUPPORT FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

 

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Senator Harry Reid and U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton expressed their support for the H. Res. 106, which recognizes the Armenian Genocide, the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist was told in the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). “We’re very gratified that two prominent national leaders – Hillary Clinton and Harry Reid - agreed today to join with a growing number of their Senate colleagues in supporting the passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution. As the growth in cosponsors demonstrates, this anti-genocide measure clearly enjoys the support of a broad, bipartisan majority in both houses of Congress,” ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian stated. Last week another presidential candidate Senator Barak Obama stated it necessary and important to recognize the Armenian Genocide