House Rebukes Turkey With Votes On Sanctions, Armenian Genocide

[George II]

Source: npr

Updated 6:40 p.m. ET

The House of Representatives approved two measures pushing back at Turkey, a sign of significant bipartisan ire at a longstanding NATO ally following the country's offensive into northeastern Syria.

The first measure was a symbolic resolution labeling the deaths of roughly 1.5 million Armenians from 1915 to 1923 in the Ottoman Empire, which is now modern-day Turkey, as a "genocide." It passed 405-11, with 3 members voting present.

Previous administrations prevented Congress from allowing a vote on this, arguing that it could damage the relationship with the Turkish government.

The second was a bipartisan bill that imposed sanctions on Turkish officials and prevents the sale of arms to Turkey for use in Syria. That passed overwhelmingly too - 403-16.



Read more: https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/774091935/house-seeks-to-rebuke-turkey-with-vote-on-armenian-genocide

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Here are the non-Aye votes on the Armenian Genocide vote:

Nay (all republicans)

Baird
Brady
Brooks (IN)
Bucshon
Cole
Foxx (NC)
Harris
Meadows
Pence
Rogers (AL)
Thornberry

Present:

Gosar (republican)
Johnson (TX) (Democrat)
Omar (Democrat)

Not voting:

Beatty (Democrat)
Carter (TX) (republican)
Gabbard (Democrat)
Hice (GA) (republican)
Hill (CA) (Democrat)
Huffman (Democrat)
McEachin (Democrat)
Ratcliffe (republican)
Thompson (CA) (Democrat)
Timmons (republican)
Williams (republican)
Wright (republican)
Zeldin (republican)

Here are the non-Aye votes on the Sanctions Bill:

Nays (all republican except Omar):

Abraham
Allen
Baird
Biggs
Cole
Duncan
Ferguson
Gosar
Guest
Kelly (MS)
LaMalfa
Loudermilk
Massie
Norman
Omar
Pence

Not Voting:

Beatty (Democrat)
Carter (TX) (republican)
Gabbard (Democrat)
Hice (GA) (republican)
Hill (CA) (Democrat)
Huffman (Democrat)
McEachin (Democrat)
Thompson (CA) (Democrat)
Timmons (republican)
Williams (republican)
Wright (republican)
Zeldin (republican)

[paleotn]

1. Wow!

The Armenian genocide resolution is going to drive Erdogan ape shit.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Adam Schiff had a tweet about the Armenian resolution with a clip

Link to tweet

TEXT
Adam Schiff
✔
@RepAdamSchiff

The House just voted to recognize the Armenian Genocide – a vote I fought for 19 years to make possible, that tens of thousands of my Armenian American constituents have waited decades to see.

We will not be party to genocide denial. We will not be silent. We will never forget.
Embedded video
24.6K
5:32 PM - Oct 29, 2019

[George II]

3. Quite a powerful statement.

[Cha]

7. Thank you for that, BRDS.

[sheshe2]

9. Thank you BRDS.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. Reps Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier made statements today.

Anna Eshoo is Assyrian on her father's side, Armenian on her mother's side:

Link to tweet

Jackie Speier is Armenian on her mother's side:

&t=21s

[LeftInTX]

5. Ted Cruz and Bob Menendez are sponsoring Armenian Genocide legislation in the senate.

However, Cruz's motive might have been Christian lives and probably thought his bill would ever seen the light of day. Co-sponsors are Marco Rubio and Cory Gardener. I wonder if McConnell will allow a vote.

I'll bug Cornyn's office about it.

[LeftInTX]

6. The RW media is making a big deal about Omar

While they refuse to point out the Repukes

[Jose Garcia]

8. They all deserve condemnation