U.S. House of Representatives
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 13:03
Peace and stability in the Caucuses is in the national interest of the United States and our European allies. That means achieving a peaceful resolution to the rising tensions between the peoples of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 12:44
Ninety-eight years ago, the Ottoman empire committed one of the largest crimes against humanity in world history. The systematic annihilation of over a million Armenian men, women and children is a crime that cannot be forgotten. We will not allow it to be forgotten.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 12:32
Today, we remember and commemorate the Armenian Genocide, the first of many genocides we saw in the 20th Century. The Armenian Genocide that began in 1915 is sometimes called the "forgotten genocide,'' but we must never forget!
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 12:22
I congratulate the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Republic Day. I believe we will continue to work with them to advance our partnership which benefits both the US and Azerbaijan. I look forward to further collaboration between our two nations.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 12:09
I ask that my colleagues join me in solemnly commemorating the death of these innocent lives. It was on the evening of February 27, 1988 that hundreds of Armenians were brutally murdered, some burned alive and others thrown from windows.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 11:56
A bipartisan resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is in our national interest to support and enhance Europe's energy security through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 06:52
I rise today to remember the 21st Anniversary of the Khojaly Tragedy, which occurred in this small town in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan on February 25-26, 1992.
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 13:59
I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the Republic of Azerbaijan in celebration of the 95th anniversary of Republic Day on May 28th.
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 13:48
I join my colleagues and people all over the world in recognizing the tragedy known as the Khojaly Massacre which occurred on February 26, 1992 in the small Azerbaijani town of Khojaly.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 00:00
It should be known, too, to this House that al Qaeda is setting up shop in Brazil--planning attacks, training people in Brazil right now--and we have no mechanism. If someone were to commit a terrorist act here in the United States and flee to Brazil, we