ANC OF ILLINOIS HOSTS FUNDRAISER FOR CONGRESSMAN LIPINSKI
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13.02.2008 10:26
On February 1, 2008, the Armenian National Committee of Illinois
(ANC of IL) sponsored a fundraiser for Congressman Daniel Lipinski
(D-3). The event was hosted by Mr. And Mrs. Sarkis and Betty
Arakelian and held at Saints Joachim and Anne Church in Palos Heights,
Illinois. Over 40 supporters were in attendance to thank and honor
a Representative who is a strong supporter of the Armenian American
community.
Following the event, ANC of IL Chairman Ari Killian commented:
"It is a pleasure honoring an elected official who is committed to
issues that are important to Armenian Americans." The ANC of Illinois
recently endorsed Congressman Lipinski for the February 5th primaries,
which Lipinski won with over 53% of the votes.
In November of 2007, Congressman Lipinski gave a powerful floor speech
addressing the Armenian genocide and presenting its history, denial,
and need for remembrance stating: "…today we have the opportunity
to speak of the annihilation of the Armenians . We can finally
characterize the systematic murder of 1.5 million Ottoman Armenians
as genocide, and rightfully condemn those atrocious killings that
occurred 90 years ago. The prevention of future genocides may depend
on it." (Full speech can be read below).
Congressman Lipinski’s assignments include Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, Committee on Science and Technology, and Committee
on Small Business. Lipinski is a co- sponsor of House Resolution
106 Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide
Resolution, and is a member of the Armenian Caucus.
Lipinski was elected in 2004. He is a Chicago native and currently
lives in Western Springs, Illinois with his wife Judy.