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Nancy Pelosi: “I think it is contradictory. The fact is that the American Jewish Committee and the Anti Defamation League, the American…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 1998
I think it is contradictory. The fact is that the American Jewish Committee and the Anti Defamation League, the American Jewish Congress and B'nai B'rith have every right to express their view on this subject, but do not say the Armenian Americans are not an appropriate motivation for Members to come to this floor, but these other groups are. We welcome their input anywhere in the world starting, of course, with Israel, and if they care to intervene in some other area of the world, they have a right under our law to do that, and I respect that. But I hope that the rights of Armenian Americans would be respected as well.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the representation of Armenian Americans in relation to other advocacy groups during a debate.

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