WATERTOWN, MA — Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), John Ensign (R-NV), and Carl Levin (D-MI) and Representatives Rod R. Blagojevich (D-IL 5), Gary A. Condit (D-CA 18), Joseph Crowley (D-NY 7), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA 14), Bob Filner (D-CA 50), Steve Horn (R-CA 38), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI 1), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA 16), Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY 14), Jim McDermott (D-WA 7), George Miller (D-CA 7), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY 8), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA 46), Brad Sherman (D-CA 24), Hilda Solis (D-CA 31), and Maxine Waters (D-CA 35) have joined the Armenian National Committee of America and other Members of Congress, to cosponsor the 8th Annual ANCA Capitol Hill Observance of the Armenian Genocide.
The event will consist of a program and reception on Wednesday, April 17, in the Gold Room (Rm. 2168) of the Rayburn House Office Building, from 6 to 8 pm.
The Observance offers Members of Congress the opportunity to commemorate the Armenian Genocide with their constituents and other members of the Armenian American community — including survivors of the Armenian Genocide — as well as with leaders of human rights organizations, the diplomatic community, and members of the clergy.
The Armenian American community is cordially invited to join Members of Congress in marking the 87th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Complementing this year’s Capitol Hill Observance will be a week-long running of Witness, a photo exhibit by photographers Ara Oshagan and Levon Parian of The Genocide Project. The exhibit will run from April 15 to April 19 at the Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda and is free and open to the public.
For further information or to RSVP, individuals may contact the Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (80 Bigelow Ave., Watertown, MA 02472; 617-923-1918/Fax 617-926-5525; email ancaer@anca.org) or the Armenian National Committee of America Western Region (104 N. Belmont, Suite 208, Glendale, CA 91204, 818-500-1918/Fax 818-246-7353; email ancawr@anca.org).
The Armenian National Committee of America is the largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots political organization. The ANCA actively advances a broad range of issues of concern to the Armenian American community.
CURRENT LIST OF OBSERVANCE COSPONSORS
Senators
Jack Reed (R-RI)** co-host
George Allen (R-VA)** co-host
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
John F. Kerry (D-MA)
Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD)
Carl Levin (D-MI)
John Ensign (R-NV)
Lincoln Chafee (R-RI)
Representatives
Jim McGovern (D-MA 3)** co-host
Joseph Knollenberg (R-MI 11)** co-host
Ed Pastor (D-AZ 2)
George Miller (D-CA 7)
Barbara Lee (D-CA 9)
Ellen O. Tauscher (D-CA 10)
Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA 14)
Michael M. Honda (D-CA 15)
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA 16)
Gary Condit (D-CA 18)
George Radanovich (R-CA 19)
Brad Sherman (D-CA 24)
Howard L. Berman (D-CA 26)
Adam Schiff (D-CA 27)
Henry A. Waxman (D-CA 29)
Xavier Bacerra (D-CA 30)
Hilda Solis (D-CA 31)
Grace Flores Napolitano (D-CA 34)
Maxine Waters (D-CA 35)
Steve Horn (R-CA 38)
Ed Royce (R-CA 39)
Gary Miller (R-CA 41)
Loretta Sanchez (D-CA 46)
Bob Filner (D-CA 50)
Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA 51)
John Lewis (D-GA 5)
Greg Ganske (R-IA 4)
Rod R. Blagojevich (D-IL 5)
Mark Steven Kirk (R-IL 10)
Jerry Costello (D-IL 12)
Mark Souder (R-IN 4)
Barney Frank (D-MA 4)
John F. Tierney (D-MA 6)
Constance A. Morella (R-MD 8)
Lynn Rivers (D-MI 13)
Jim Saxton (R-NJ 3)
Marge Roukema (R-NJ 5)
Frank Pallone (D-NJ 6)
Steven R. Rothman (D-NJ 9)
Donald M. Payne (D-NJ 10)
Rush Holt (D-NJ 12)
Joseph Crowley (D-NY 7)
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY 8)
Edolphus Towns (D-NY 10)
Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY 14)
Sue Kelly (R-NY 19)
Benjamin A. Gilman (R-NY 20)
Michael R. McNulty (D-NY 21)
John E. Sweeney (R-NY 22)
Shelley Berkley (D-NV 1)
Joseph Hoeffel (D-PA 13)
Patrick Kennedy (D-RI 1)
Jim Langevin (D-RI 2)
Eric I. Cantor (R-VA 7)
Jim McDermott (D-WA 7)
