House Democrat Opposes Removal of Myanmar Sanctions
House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., said July 28 on social media that he’s “alarmed” that the Trump administration is lifting sanctions on “key people linked to Burma’s military regime,” referring to the country now known as Myanmar.
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“We should be increasing pressure on the junta -- which continues to kill its own people & repress those fighting for freedom & democracy,” Meeks said, according to the committee Democrat leader's post.
In an emailed statement, Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender said the decision to lift sanctions “reflects a lengthy process that began in the prior administration. ... Individuals, including in this case, are regularly added and removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) in the ordinary course of business.”
The Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the delistings without explanation July 24 (see 2507250004). The news came two days after the House Financial Services Committee voted unanimously to approve a bill to strengthen sanctions against several sources of funding for Myanmar’s military (see 2507240016).