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Sheila Jackson Lee: I thank the distinguished chairman for his leadership, and I thank the ranking member as well. Madam Speaker, I stand…

On the recordMarch 18, 2021
I thank the distinguished chairman for his leadership, and I thank the ranking member as well. Madam Speaker, I stand here today to recognize the hardworking Burmese Americans who are here, who are fighting every day for their friends and their relatives in their native land. On February 1, 2021, hours before the Burmese Parliament was to convene in a new session, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the Burma ruling party; and President Win Myint, the duly-elected head of government, were deposed in a military coup. How shameful. As that coup was done, violence prevailed. And as violence prevailed, people lost their lives. {time} 1600 This is a worthy act of condemnation. I also support H. Res. 134, the resolution condemning the coup in Burma, and condemning the still detaining of Aung San Suu Kyi to her place of residence. She is in danger. So I rise today to support H.R.…
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Mar 18, 2021

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