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On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
President Obama announced that he will terminate the national emergency with regard to Burma and lift the remaining U.S. sanctions on the country.
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Cory Gardner
Republican · Colorado

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Gardner references Obama's decision to lift sanctions on Burma during Aung San Suu Kyi's visit.

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