Elizabeth Furse: “I want to commend the Clinton administration for having decided to…”

On the recordMay 21, 1997

I want to commend the Clinton administration for having decided to impose new sanctions on Burma because of the increasing repression of the people of Burma. A recent article in the Washington Post points out that hundreds of university students have been jailed, the military has jailed as many as 300 members of the National League for Democracy, which is the party that Aung San Suu Kyi heads, and she herself has been blocked from making any public statements since November. Mr. Speaker, it is time that the militarist government of Burma treat this great peace leader with respect and treat the people of Burma who have voted for democracy, treat them with the respect that they deserve. I hope that the Government of the United States will continue to impose sanctions on the Government of Burma, and I encourage Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi to realize that there are friends here in the United States who support her.

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Elizabeth Furse

Oregon

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Addressing the situation in Burma and the sanctions imposed by the U.S. government.

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Elizabeth Furse: “I want to commend the Clinton administration for having decided to impose new sanctions on Burma because of the…”

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