International

Representative Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) – speaking Wednesday from the dais of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee – directly called upon Secretary of State John Kerry, and by extension the entire Obama Administration, to stop enforcing Turkey’s gag-rule against an honest American recognition of the Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.

“As Senator Kerry, you championed recognition of the Armenian Genocide. We are now at the 100th anniversary and I would hope that you would show the courage, that you are personally known for, and on April 24th use the word genocide to describe what happened in Anatolia 100 years ago,” urged Rep. Sherman, as part of a series of questions to Secretary Kerry during today’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, titled, “Advancing U.S. Interests in a Troubled World: The FY 2016 Foreign Affairs Budget.”