Eliot Engel: “I am deeply skeptical about this budget, which in my view is part of a foreign policy strategy that would cripple…”

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

The citizens of the Western Balkans want a better future for their children, stronger and transparent democracy, accountable governments, and greater economic prosperity and security.

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