McConnell Praises Announcement of Additional Sanctions Against Burma

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McConnell Praises Announcement of Additional Sanctions Against Burma

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement Friday on the President's announcement of additional sanctions against Burma:

"This afternoon, the President demonstrated his leadership in promoting democratic change in Burma. By increasing sanctions against the State Peace and Development Council, the President put the military junta on notice that the United States stands squarely with the Burmese people and at the forefront of the international effort to effect change in the troubled country."

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