More than a dozen House Republicans voted Friday against a resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar amid concerns over some of its language, drawing pushback from Democrats.
A House Democratic aide told The Hill that Republicans had raised concerns over a section of the resolution regarding election integrity, but Democrats refused to strip the language.
The measure ultimately passed the House in a broad 398-14 vote, condemning Myanmar’s military junta for overthrowing the country’s civilian government in a Feb. 1 takeover.
The GOP lawmakers who voted against the legislation were Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Ken Buck (Colo.), Ted Budd (N.C.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Andy Harris (Md.), Jody Hice (Ga.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Mary Miller (Ill.), Alex Mooney (W.Va.), Barry Moore (Ala.), Scott Perry (Pa.) and Chip Roy (Texas).
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DAILY UPDATE (18/03)
224 killed by this junta coup
2258 arrested, charged, or sentenced since 1 Feb
1938 actively persecuted#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #MyanmarCoup
brief https://t.co/2sVu1AUcxC
detention list https://t.co/F99qP8zAna
fatality list https://t.co/T5qz8fua5f pic.twitter.com/3kA6udMLUI— AAPP (Burma) (@aapp_burma) March 19, 2021
The House resolution specifically calls on the junta to release Myanmar’s civilian leaders from detention and allow elected officials to return to their seats in parliament.
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JUST IN: Over a dozen Republicans vote against resolution condemning Myanmar military coup https://t.co/6Fl7aMsFhO pic.twitter.com/2fThYgypPw
— The Hill (@thehill) March 19, 2021
They are the #CoupCaucus https://t.co/uYKf5iiSUC
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) March 19, 2021
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