(E. Clay Shaw, Jr in 1983 – Sun-Sentinel) Today, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) regrets to inform you of the passing of former Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R-FL). A former mayor of Ft. Lauderdale, Shaw was first elected to Congress in 1980, where would serve for 26 years before loosing re-election in 2006. “In Congress, Shaw was chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources, where he authored the 1996 Welfare Reform Act,” read Th