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U.S. Congress Commemorates 34 year Turkish Illegal Invasion and Occupation of Cyprus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nick Larigakis
July 28, 2008—No. 52 (202) 785-8430

U.S. Congress Commemorates 34 year Turkish Illegal Invasion and Occupation of Cyprus

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Numerous Congressmen last week read statements on the floor of the U.S. Congress to commemorate the 34 years of the Turkish illegal military invasion and occupation of Cyprus that took place on July 20, 1974.

The statements of each House Representative and Senator are below to be read.

  1. Read Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)
  2. Read Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
  3. Read Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
  4. Read Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
  5. Read Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ)
  6. Read Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
  7. Read Rep. Zack Space (D-OH)
  8. Read Rep. Edward Royce (R-CA)
  9. Read Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
  10. Read Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)
  11. Read Rep. James McGovern (D-MA)
  12. Read Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ)
  13. Read Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
  14. Read Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
  15. Read Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA)
  16. Read Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
  17. Read Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
  18. Read Rep. James Langevin (D-RI)
  19. Read Rep. Steven Rothman (D-NJ)
  20. Read Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI)
  21. Read Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
  22. Read Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD)

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