Resolution reaches the 218 cosponsors threshold
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that the resolution recognizing and commemorating the Armenian Genocide has amassed 218 cosponsors – a majority in the House. Rep. Schiff introduced the resolution in January along with Reps. Pallone (D-NJ), Knollenberg (R-MI), and Radanovich (R-CA).
“In gaining 218 cosponsors, we have demonstrated that a majority of the House strongly supports recognizing the facts of the Armenian Genocide,” said Congressman Adam Schiff. “While there are still survivors left, we feel a great sense of urgency in calling attention to the attempted murder of an entire people. Our failure to acknowledge these dark chapters of history prevents us from taking more effective action against ongoing genocides, like Darfur.”
“The Affirmation of the U.S. Record on the Armenian Genocide” resolution (H. Res. 106) calls on the President to “ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding” of the “Armenian Genocide” and to “accurately characterize the systematic and deliberate annihilation of 1,500,000 Armenians as genocide.”
Rep. Schiff is a member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, the co-founder of the Democratic Study Group on National Security and a member of the House Appropriations Committee the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Select Intelligence Oversight Panel. He represents California’s 29th Congressional District, which includes the communities of Alhambra, Altadena, Burbank, East Pasadena, East San Gabriel, Glendale, Monterey Park, Pasadena, San Gabriel, South Pasadena and Temple City.
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