News List

  • Obama Cuts 'Genocide' From Armenia Message
    Apr 25, 2009  - President Obama on Friday broke a campaign pledge but mollified Turkey by formally remembering the mass killings of Armenians without using the diplomatically loaded term "genocide." In a much-anticipated White House statement, Obama took note of the "great atrocities" that occurred in the Ottoman ... More
  • Radanovich Expresses Disappointment in Obama’s Refusal to Acknowledge Armenian Genocide
    Apr 24, 2009  - Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today released the following statement after President Barack Obama refused to properly characterize the systematic destruction of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 as “genocide.” “I am outraged that after establishing an unequivocal record of understanding fo... More
  • Radanovich, Schiff Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing the Armenian Genocide
    Mar 17, 2009  - Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) along with his colleagues Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) today introduced The Affirmation of the U.S. Record on the Armenian Genocide, which calls on the President and the U.S. Government to officially recognize the s... More
  • Radanovich, Schiff, Kirk, and Pallone Commend President for His Principled Record of Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
    Mar 11, 2009  - In advance of the upcoming 94th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Representatives George Radanovich (R-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) wrote a letter to President Barack Obama commending him on his record of supporting the truth about the Armenian Genocide and... More
  • Valley agenda pushed in D.C.
    Nov 28, 2008  - San Joaquin Valley lawmakers are adapting their 2009 agendas to fit a new president, a reconfigured Congress and a chaotic economy. They face a complicated political environment filled with high hurdles, fresh openings and no guarantees of success. All Valley lawmakers want to see an official Armen... More
  • Radanovich Honors Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
    Apr 24, 2008  - Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) released the following statement to mark the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide:   “Today marks the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th Century. Ninety-three years ago, 1.5 million Armenians were bru... More
  • Bipartisan Armenian Genocide Resolution will Ensure United States Remains a Moral Leader Around the World
    Oct 17, 2007  - Today, U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and George Radanovich (R-CA), lead sponsors of the Armenian Genocide Resolution; Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues; and Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Ed Royce (R-CA), senior members of t... More
  • Son of Journalist Convicted in Turkey
    Oct 11, 2007  - To those who claim the Armenian Genocide happened too long ago to be relevant today, I would like to direct your attention to the following article: Son of Journalist Convicted in Turkey October 11, 2007 (AP) ISTANBUL, Turkey - The son of a journalist killed earlier this year after calling the... More
  • Lawmakers Commend Committee Passage of Armenian Genocide Recognition Resolution
    Oct 10, 2007  - Washington, D.C. --- Today, U.S. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues; Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and George Radanovich (R-CA), lead sponsors of the Armenian Genocide Resolution; Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Ed Royce (R-CA), se... More
  • Time to End Campaign of Denial; Recognize the Armenian Genocide
    Oct 9, 2007  - Tomorrow’s markup in the House Foreign Relations Committee is a key day for H. Res 106, a resolution that calls on the United States to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide that took place in the early part of the twentieth century. As a chief sponsor and former author of this same resolut... More