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On the recordSeptember 8, 2014
This legislation will ensure that U.S. security assistance is not provided to the Burmese military until Congress receives assurances that both the Burmese Government and military have taken the appropriate actions to end human rights abuses.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Introducing H.R. 4377 to restrict U.S. military aid to Burma until human rights conditions improve.

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