Eliot Engel: “This is an important moment for the United States and our allies. We are not seeking a return to cold-war brinkmanship.”

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

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

I think that is scandalous and I think it, frankly, undermines whatever policy we are pursuing in Syria.

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.