Eliot Engel: “It is now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Espaillat), an esteemed member the Foreign…”

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

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.

Why have there been no designations by us of Russian companies and individuals who are so clearly and shamelessly giving Assad a lifeline?

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