WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Adam Schiff issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement today in response to Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz's indiscriminate targeting (https://x.com/DrOzCMS/status/2015808682202669495?s=20) of the Armenian American community this week in Los Angeles County:

"Dr. Oz's demonization of Armenian Americans and targeting of their small businesses is racist and must end. Attacking fraud does not require bigoted attacks on an entire community.

"California's Armenian American community is an indispensable part of the fabric of our Golden state. After representing the largest community of Armenian Americans anywh...