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U.S. SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES ATTEND ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION CEREMONY
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April 26, 2012 | 14:54
More than twenty U.S. Senators and Representatives addressed a
highly-motivated, standing-room-only crowd of Armenian Americans this
evening during an inspiring Congressional remembrance ceremony marking
the Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian National Committee of
America (ANCA).
The energetic program, held in the historic Kennedy Caucus Room on
the Senate side of Capitol Hill, featured sharp criticism of the
Obama Administration's refusal to recognize the Armenian Genocide,
and impassioned calls for Congressional action to properly condemn
and commemorate this crime.
As in years past, the observance was hosted by the Congressional Caucus
on Armenian Issues - co-chaired by Representatives Ed Royce (R-CA)
and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) - in conjunction with Armenian American
organizations, and with the support of the Embassy of the Republic
of Armenia and the Office of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Among the U.S. legislators participating in the remembrance were
Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Sen. Jack
Reed (D-RI) and Representatives Joe Baca (D-CA), Howard Berman
(D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Robert Dold
(R-IL), Elliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ),
Janice Hahn (D-CA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Ed Markey (D-MA), Frank Pallone
(D-NJ), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Ed Royce
(R-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA),
and Bob Turner (R-NY).
In addition to remarks by legislators, powerful speeches were offered
by Armenia's Ambassador to the U.S., Tatoul Markarian, and Republic
of Nagorno-Karabakh Representative Robert Avetisyan.
news.am
April 26, 2012 | 14:54
More than twenty U.S. Senators and Representatives addressed a
highly-motivated, standing-room-only crowd of Armenian Americans this
evening during an inspiring Congressional remembrance ceremony marking
the Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian National Committee of
America (ANCA).
The energetic program, held in the historic Kennedy Caucus Room on
the Senate side of Capitol Hill, featured sharp criticism of the
Obama Administration's refusal to recognize the Armenian Genocide,
and impassioned calls for Congressional action to properly condemn
and commemorate this crime.
As in years past, the observance was hosted by the Congressional Caucus
on Armenian Issues - co-chaired by Representatives Ed Royce (R-CA)
and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) - in conjunction with Armenian American
organizations, and with the support of the Embassy of the Republic
of Armenia and the Office of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Among the U.S. legislators participating in the remembrance were
Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Sen. Jack
Reed (D-RI) and Representatives Joe Baca (D-CA), Howard Berman
(D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Robert Dold
(R-IL), Elliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ),
Janice Hahn (D-CA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Ed Markey (D-MA), Frank Pallone
(D-NJ), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Ed Royce
(R-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA),
and Bob Turner (R-NY).
In addition to remarks by legislators, powerful speeches were offered
by Armenia's Ambassador to the U.S., Tatoul Markarian, and Republic
of Nagorno-Karabakh Representative Robert Avetisyan.