On the recordSeptember 27, 2021
Every dollar that we spend helping improve the economy of Myanmar/Burma increases the power of the regime and is taken away from the poor people in other places in the world, particularly Africa.
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congress.govBrad Sherman: “Every dollar that we spend helping improve the economy of Myanmar/Burma increases the power of the regime and is taken…”
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Sherman argues that U.S. economic aid strengthens Myanmar's regime at the expense of global poverty.
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