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ANC-PAC Endorses Congressman Brad Sherman
November 3, 2006
LOS ANGELES, CA - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) has been endorsed by the Armenian National Committee - Political Action Committee (ANC-PAC), the nation's largest grassroots Armenian American political organization. The endorsement announcement was made this week by the ANC-PAC's Chairman Leonard Manoukian Sherman, a Democrat, has been a staunch advocate for his Armenian American constituents in California's 27th Congressional District. His district includes a large portion of the San Fernando Valley, which is home to over 100,000 Armenian Americans. The Congressman was elected in 1996 and presently serves on the House International Relations Committee and is the Ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Non-proliferation and Human Rights. "Brad Sherman has earned the respect and vote of his Armenian American constituents," commented ANC-PAC s spokesperson Nishan Bostanian. "We welcome the leadership and energy the Congressman has consistently brought to creating a stronger U.S. foreign policy with respect to Armenia. We also applaud his determination to provide excellent constituent services to members of our community throughout the year," Bostanian added. As a member of the House International Relations Committee, Sherman has been a staunch supporter of efforts to honestly address the Armenian Genocide through legislative efforts. He has also consistently fought to provide U.S. assistance for Armenia and most recently worked to deliver $5 million in humanitarian aid for the people of Artsakh. On September 29, 2006 the Congressman co-authored a letter to President Bush urging him to respect the freedoms of the people of Artsakh. Earlier this year members of the San Fernando Valley ANC met with Congressman Sherman to thank him for co-sponsoring the Crowley-Sherman-Royce Amendment to the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006. That amendment prohibits the Export-Import Bank from providing any assistance "to develop or promote any rail connections or railway-related connections that traverse or connect Baku, Azerbaijan; Tbilisi, Georgia; and Kars, Turkey, and that specifically exclude cities in Armenia." The ANC-PAC is a non-partisan federally registered political action committee established to support campaign committees for Members of Congress who share the values of the Armenian American community. The ANC-PAC is at the forefront of efforts to ensure that the voice of the Armenian American community is clearly heard in our nation's capital. The ANC-PAC continues a century old tradition of Armenian Americans engagement on the public policy issues facing national political leaders, both in the U.S. Congress and the White House.
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