In 2000 , Hastert announced he would support an Armenian Genocide resolution . Analysts noted that at the time there was a tight congressional race in California , in which the large Armenian community might be important in favor of the Republican incumbent . The resolution , vehemently opposed by Turkey , had passed the Human Rights Subcommittee of the House and the International Relations Committee but Hastert , although first supporting it , withdrew the resolution on the eve of the full House vote . He explained this by saying that he had received a letter from Clinton asking him to withdraw it , because it would harm U.S. interests . Even though there is no evidence that a payment was made , an official at the Turkish Consulate is said to have claimed in one recording , that was translated by Sibel Edmonds , that the price for Hastert to withdraw the Armenian Genocide resolution would have been at least $ 500,000
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Dennis Hastert