Landmark Turkish Divestment Bill Passes Calif. Assembly Committee

AB 1597 Goes to Full Assembly for Historic Vote
SACRAMENTO””Assembly Bill 1597, the Divestment from Turkish Bonds Act, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee Friday, clearing the way for a historic vote to hold Turkey accountable for their continued denial of the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians.

“I am humbled and grateful for my colleagues in the Assembly for joining with me to fight for justice for the 1.5 million Armenian souls who perished in the Genocide,”