Eliot Engel: “I want to emphasize that. Thank you for saying that.”

This coup is a blatant violation of the rights of the Burmese people.

This legislation, passed into law last December, mandates the most sweeping sanctions on Assad's enablers.

Self-government is not some sort of temporary arrangement or gift from the military, it's a right that's owed to the people of Burma.

This legislation could go a long way toward putting Burma back on the path toward democracy.