To the Government of Myanmar, we must make it
equally as clear that their behavior will not be tolerated. I recently met with constituents from Myanmar in my district office. Utica, the largest city in New York's 22nd Congressional District, is
home to a vibrant refugee community. We are home to the largest Bosnian
refugee population in the Nation, a population that was also fleeing
ethnic cleansing in their own home country of the former Yugoslavia. My constituents shared with me their personal stories and deep
despair over the violence in their home country. They asked that I do
all I can to make their voices heard, and tonight I am proud to speak
on their behalf.