03/09/2010
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"I don't take a back seat to you or anybody else when it comes to aspiring for democratic governments in that part of the world."
"I am not sanguine about early progress, but what has been done in the past months and this hearing itself are important beginnings and should be continued and expanded."
"I was disappointed by your hearing yesterday, which I saw as rather one-sided."
"The Burmese military regime has attempted to silence our voices, and this hearing would have presented a strong opportunity for the Senate to hear directly from the legitimate leaders of Burma."