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Bill Huizenga: “Since the 2021 coup, nearly 3 million Burmese have been…”

Featuring: Bill Huizenga, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, District 4

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Huizenga Delivers Unanimous Vote in U.S. House to Sanction Military Junta in Burma

Published | Video Starts at 04:27

… sponsor of this particular legislation, as well as Representatives Ann Wagner and Seth Moulton, who helped to make this a truly bipartisan effort. Mr. Speaker, let me end with this. Since the 2021 coup, nearly 3 million Burmese have been driven from their homes. More than 75,000 people have been killed, and the military has swept up more than 30,000 political prisoners into detention, silencing those who oppose them. (04:27–04:34)

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Asserts that nearly 3 million Burmese have been displaced since the 2021 coup.

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