Eliot Engel: “I support the government's efforts to read the public safety exception as broadly as they can.”

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

We will continue to call out and hold accountable those who undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement or threaten the country's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and multi-ethnic character.

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.

I know Mr. Meeks very well and I know that he will do an excellent job--an excellent job--as chairman.