Amerish Bera actually said...

"But the truth is for this hope and optimism to continue there are major challenges that Burma will need to overcome."

"I continue to be particularly troubled by ongoing reports of ethnic violence, remaining political prisoners, suppression, mass arrests and raids on homes and monasteries."

"We must also send a clear-cut message of what our values are and that the United States and its hope for success will not tolerate human rights abuses and oppression."

"I am a physician by training and I represent Sacramento County in the northern California area where we have got a huge methamphetamine challenge."