JANE HARMAN CHALLENGER, MARCY WINOGRAD, PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ARMENIAN AMERICAN ISSUES
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Sep 11, 2009
LOS ANGELES-Democrat Marcy Winograd, who will be challenging genocide
denier Jane Harman in a primary race next year in California’s
36th Congressional District, has pledged her full support on a
variety of issues important to her prospective Armenian American
constituents. Harman made national headlines in 2007 when she secretly
wrote a letter in opposition to the Armenian Genocide resolution
to the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, while still
being listed as a "cosponsor" of the human rights legislation.
The Los Angeles Times and others harshly criticized Harman for
flip-flopping on the genocide resolution.
California’s 36th Congressional District covers a portion of the South
Bay in Los Angeles County, including the cities of Redondo Beach,
Manhattan Beach, Torrance, El Segundo and Venice.
Marcy Winograd will be challenging Jane Harman in the Democratic
Party primary slated to be held on June 8, 2010. Winograd challenged
Harman in 2006 and gave the incumbent a strong run, despite being
dramatically outspent by Harman, who is one of the richest members
of the U.S. Congress. Winograd is the co-founder of the Los Angeles
chapter of Progressive Democrats of America.
"Jane Harman has been a disaster for the people of the 36th
Congressional District," remarked Kris Demirjian, spokesman for the
Armenian National Committee PAC (ANC-PAC). "As her secret effort to
kill the Armenian Genocide resolution showed in 2007, she is willing
to barter away human rights to satisfy foreign Turkish interests. The
citizens of the South Bay area in Los Angeles deserve better than
Jane Harman. We urge all voters in the 36th Congressional District
to cast their ballots for Marcy Winograd in the Democrat Primary to
be held on June 8, 2010," added Demirjian.
Winograd has strongly endorsed the Armenian Genocide resolution pending
in the 111th Congress. She has stated, for the record, "I will not only
co-sponsor a resolution to recognize the Armenian genocide, I will work
to bring other lawmakers on board as co-sponsors. History should never
be revised to suit the needs of current geopolitical considerations;
to rewrite history or to deny genocide not only insults the victims
and their families, but suggests we are doomed to repeat the same
crimes of ethnic cleansing and mass murder because we never fully
explore the root causes of genocide."
Winograd has also expressed her clear support for continued
U.S. developmental and humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabagh. She
believes that the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabagh deserve the support
of the United States. She also believes that the United States must
intervene in Nagorno-Karabagh to ensure the safety and security of
Armenians. Lastly, she believes in the right of self-determination
for the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabagh.
Winograd has staked a strong position against the continued practice
of sending U.S. weaponry to the Republic of Turkey. She supports
pre-conditions for arms sales by the United States to Turkey. She
believes our nation should not be selling weapons for the purpose
of extending an illegal occupation of Cyprus, imposing an economic
blockade against Armenia, attacking Kurds, or restricting the freedom
of Christians.
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
American engagement on the public policy issues facing national
political leaders, both in the U.S. Congress and the White House.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
