Congressional opposition to the President Donald Trump Administration attempts to cut US aid for the Artsakh demining continues to grow, with 22 Senators from 16 states representing 143 million Americans joining 89 US Representatives who, earlier this week, co-signed a letter defending this life-saving program, Asbarez reported citing the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

The Senate letter, spearheaded by Senator Menendez (D-NJ)—the Ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee –encourages USAID Administrator Mark Green to reverse course and continue US funding for the Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) demining program.

Administrator Green testified before the Foreign Affairs Committee on April 9 that USAID was committed to completing the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnances within the traditional boundaries of Nagorno Karabakh.

The Senators joining Senator Menendez in co-signing the letter to USAID Administrator Mark Green are Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY); 2020 presidential candidates Michael Bennet (D-CO), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bernard Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); as well as senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Robert Casey (D-PA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Ron Wyden (D-OR).