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U.S. Congress Passes Burmese Freedom & Democracy Act |
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Posted 7/22/2010 at 2:21 PM by Bradlee A in Community Blog
Affiliate: PeaceJam HQ |
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 The official flag of the Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma.
Both the United States Senate and House of Representatives passed the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act. A record number 68 Senators cosponsored the legislation, which requires a yearly vote by both houses of Congress to be renewed.
The U.S. Campaign for Burma sent out an email today explaining what this means for the country:
| Before this legislation was introduced 7 years ago, US trade with Burma allowed American money to fund the Burmese military and its cronies. But once again, hundreds of millions of American dollars will be kept out of the hands of the military regime for another year. |
For more information on the U.S. Campaign for Burma and how you can help, click here.
And for more information on PeaceJam's Nobel Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, please click here. |
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