More on H.R. 106
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, has released a statement on the House Foreign Affairs Committee's approval yesterday of the resolution he authored that would recognize the Armenian Genocide. In a press release, his office also outlined the strong chances for the bill's passage:
The bipartisan measure currently has 226 cosponsors – more than a majority in the House and the most support an Armenian Genocide resolution has ever received. Both Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer have voiced support for the resolution.Here's Schiff's statement:
The committee vote "clears a major hurdle in moving this resolution forward, and I hope it will move swiftly to the House floor for a vote. America must speak candidly about the past not only to help heal the wounds of the survivors and the families of the victims, but to give the United States the moral authority it needs to take action against other genocides like that taking place today in Darfur," Schiff said.