Ed Royce: “Again, I want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), for his support of the Rohingya people, but also…”

“Again, I want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), for his support of the Rohingya people, but also for his dedication to human rights. I have had an opportunity to work with Mr. McGovern on a number of different human rights bills. I think he eloquently explained tonight the challenge that we face here. I was proud to join him as a cosponsor of this measure and work with him. I also, of course, want to thank the gentleman from New York, Eliot Engel, for his continued focus on human rights around the world. On this issue, it is true that the Burmese government has recently taken steps to open its closed society, but the reality is that the recent events here are deeply, deeply troubling to anyone who is watching. As I indicated, 48 Rohingya were murdered, aid workers trying to care for thousands of displaced have been attacked in the country, and Doctors Without Borders was kicked out of Burma. This resolution calls on the government of Burma to immediately recognize the Rohingya as an ethnic minority and to grant them citizenship, a step that is long overdue, as Mr. McGovern pointed out. I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan resolution. Let's all send a message that the current state of human rights in Burma is unacceptable. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr.…”