Eliot Engel: “It's scary for people who don't know what they are going to do if this happens.”

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 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.