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Bay Area Leaders Support Representative Frank Pallone at Event
Event at the Strauch – Kulhanjian Home Yields $25,000
Piedmont, CA–On Saturday, September 22nd, more than 30 people
gathered at the Strauch-Kulhanjian home to show their support for
Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ).
The event was co-hosted by Roger Strauch and his wife, Dr. Julie
Kulhanjian Strauch, and Raffi and Lucineh Kassardjian. Supporters,
including leaders of the Armenian American community in the Bay Area,
well known Democratic Party supporters, and leaders of industry,
discussed many issues with Representative Pallone during the course of
the evening’s dinner event. Congressman Pallone talked about several
issues important to the Armenian-American community including the
Armenian Genocide Resolution, the 2008 foreign aid bill, and the
Nagorno Karabakh peace process. The evening’s guests also exchanged
views on other issues of concern with Congressman Pallone including
the war in Iraq, the environment and healthcare.
Regarding the current efforts to bring the Armenian Genocide
Resolution to a vote, Congressman Pallone expressed his optimism that
the 110th Congress would indeed be able to act on this important
issue.
"It is important for the U.S. Congress to take a principled stand and
vote on this Resolution and not to cave to Turkey’s empty threats",
commented event host Roger Strauch. "We commend Congressman Pallone
for his leadership and tenacity on this important mission and his
leadership on issues essential to our community."
U.S. Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ) is now in his 10th term in
the U.S. House of Representatives. In the 110th Congress he serves as
a senior member of the House
Energy and Commerce Committee which has jurisdiction over issues
pertaining to energy, environment, health care, commerce and
telecommunications. He is chair of the Subcommittee on Health which
has jurisdiction over Medicaid, the FDA, National Institutes of Health
and the Center for Disease Control.
Throughout his tenure, Congressman Pallone’s legislative
accomplishments have been geared to protection and restoration of
environmental resources and expansion of health care to the uninsured.
Recently, he introduced legislation to ban off shore gas drilling and
has worked to codify laws to permanently protect the ocean such as the
COAST Anti-Drilling Act. He has worked to permanently close ocean
dumpsites and ban sand and gravel mixing. He introduced the Toxic
Right to Know Protection
Act to re-strengthen toxic reporting requirements. He has introduced
legislation to prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic Striped Bass
which will allow coastal populations to rejuvenate. Earlier this
month, Congressman Pallone was critical in gaining support for a
national renewable energy standard amendment.
Congressman Pallone is a great and dedicated friend of the Armenian community.
Since 1988 he has fought tenaciously in Congress to support issues of
importance to Armenia and Armenian Americans. As founder and co-chair
of the 155 member
Congressional Armenian Caucus, he coordinates bipartisan efforts to
build a stronger relationship between the U.S. and Armenia.