{"id":15787,"date":"2019-04-10T06:23:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T06:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=15787"},"modified":"2019-04-10T06:23:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T06:23:55","slug":"at-capitol-hill-remembrance-u-s-legislators-press-for-adoption-of-armenian-genocide-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=15787","title":{"rendered":"At Capitol Hill Remembrance, U.S. Legislators Press for Adoption of Armenian Genocide Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8212; ANCA Backs Bipartisan House and Senate Measures Targeting Turkey\u2019s Denial<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211;<\/strong> Lead authors of the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the U.S. House \u2013 Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) \u2013 pledged to press for passage of their bipartisan legislation during a standing-room-only Capitol Hill Armenian Genocide Observance that gave voice to the growing bipartisan Congressional consensus against Turkey\u2019s Armenian Genocide gag-rule, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15787 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?attachment_id=15791'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pallone_crowd16326.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pallone_crowd16326.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pallone_crowd16326-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pallone_crowd16326-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pallone_crowd16326-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pallone_crowd16326-580x436.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15791'>\n\t\t\t\tStanding room only participation at the Capitol Hill Armenian Genocide Commemoration.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?attachment_id=15790'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bilirakis_cropped16324.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bilirakis_cropped16324.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bilirakis_cropped16324-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bilirakis_cropped16324-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bilirakis_cropped16324-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bilirakis_cropped16324-580x436.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15790'>\n\t\t\t\tCongressional Armenian Caucus Republican Co-Chair Gus Bilirakis discusses the shared tragic history of genocide of the Armenian and Greek communities and emphasizes the importance of passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution he has co-authored.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This year\u2019s remembrance, held on the top floor of the U.S. Senate\u2019s iconic Hart building, focused, in large measure, on newly introduced Armenian Genocide legislation in both the House and Senate. These measures aim to establish \u2013 as a matter of official policy \u2013 that the United States is committed to the ongoing commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, forthrightly rejects any and all forms of its denial, and encourages public education regarding the facts and lessons of this crime. The Senate version was introduced today by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Ted Cruz (R-CA), along with 14 of their Senate colleagues. The House version of the measure, H.Res.296, was introduced yesterday with 76 original cosponsors.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-15787 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?attachment_id=15788'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/speier_homenetmen_prelate16329.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/speier_homenetmen_prelate16329.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/speier_homenetmen_prelate16329-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/speier_homenetmen_prelate16329-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/speier_homenetmen_prelate16329-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/speier_homenetmen_prelate16329-580x436.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15788'>\n\t\t\t\tArmenian American Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) with His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Fr. Sarkis Aktavoukian and Homenetmen Armenian Scouting Troup #1918.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?attachment_id=15789'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sherman_anca16325.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sherman_anca16325.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sherman_anca16325-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sherman_anca16325-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sherman_anca16325-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sherman_anca16325-580x436.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15789'>\n\t\t\t\tSenior House Foreign Affairs Committee member Brad Sherman (D-CA) with young ANCA supporters from Southern California.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?attachment_id=15792'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gottheimer_anca_prelate_print16327.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gottheimer_anca_prelate_print16327.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gottheimer_anca_prelate_print16327-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gottheimer_anca_prelate_print16327-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gottheimer_anca_prelate_print16327-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gottheimer_anca_prelate_print16327-580x436.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15792'>\n\t\t\t\tNew Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer with ANCA Eastern Region Executive Director Aram Balian, National Board Member Ani Tchaghlasian, His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian and Fr. Sarkis Aktavoukian.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to thank the Congressional Armenian Caucus, our community leadership, and coalition partners, for a strong showing of both grassroots and legislative support for ending Turkey\u2019s gag-rule against honest American remembrance of the Armenian Genocide,\u201d said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.\u00a0 \u201cWe look forward to working with all our allies to secure the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution in both the Senate and the House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the legislators who took part in the remembrance were Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Jackie Speier (D-CA), Vice-Chair Adam Schiff and Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Jim Costa (D-CA), TJ Cox (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), and Peter Visclosky (D-IN).<\/p>\n<p>The Mistress of Ceremonies for the Capitol Hill Armenian Genocide commemoration was veteran Capitol Hill staffer Elise Kenderian Aronson.\u00a0 Joining Congressional leaders in offering remarks were His Excellency Varuzhan Nersesyan, Ambassador of Armenia to the U.S., His Excellency Robert Avetisyan, Republic of Artsakh Representative to the U.S., former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans, and Maria Martirosyan, the Co-Chair of the Congressional Armenian Staffers Association.\u00a0 Joining in the solemn commemoration was Maryland General Assembly delegate Lorig Charkoudian.\u00a0 His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Eastern U.S., offered a moving invocation for the evening, while His Eminence Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Legate of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the Eastern U.S.,\u00a0 offered the closing prayer.\u00a0 Homenetmen Armenian Scout Troup #1918 was among the broad cross-section of Armenian American community organizations in attendance at the annual commemoration program, which also included the participation of Fr. Sarkis Aktavoukian, pastor of the Soorp Khatch Armenian Apostolic Church of Bethesda, Maryland and parishioners from area churches, including St. Mary\u2019s Armenian Apostolic Church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212; ANCA Backs Bipartisan House and Senate Measures Targeting Turkey\u2019s Denial WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Lead authors of the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the U.S. House \u2013 Reps. 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