Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin (D-MD) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Democrat Greg Meeks (D-NY) introduced concurrent resolutions to protect the rights of Syria’s religious & ethnic communities.
The measures cite Armenians among the Christians and other minorities and indigenous peoples as “integral components of the long cultural lineage of Syria.” The resolutions go on to urge U.S. support for humanitarian needs, development, and reconstruction in Syria, including in religious and ethnic minority communities
Joining Chair Cardin and Ranking Member Meeks in spearheading the resolutions are: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO).
