14 House Republicans vote against measure condemning military coup in Myanmar

Each House Democrat supported it, while 14 Republicans voted against it and Arizona GOP Representative Paul Gosar voted in favor.

The measure was a suspension bill usually passed through a vote, but Republicans earlier this week forced recorded votes on five dual pieces of legislation.

The Republicans who opposed the Myanmar measure include the most conservative members of Congress – representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ken Buck of Colorado, Mary Miller of Illinois, Chip Roy of Texas, Jody Hice of Georgia, Alex Mooney of West Virginia, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Andy Harris of Maryland, Ted Budd of North Carolina and Barry Moore of Alabama.

CNN contacted each of these Republicans about why they voted against the measure and did not hear about it.

Daily protests have been going on for months and a half in towns and cities across Myanmar after the army took over a coup in a coup in the country in Southeast Asia on February 1.

The military justified its takeover by claiming that voter fraud was widespread during the November 2020 general election, which again gave Suu Kyi’s party an overwhelming victory.

Protesters are demanding that the military return the power to civilian control and be held fully accountable, and demand the release of Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders. Myanmar’s numerous ethnic minority groups, who have long fought for greater autonomy for their countries, are also demanding the abolition of the 2008 military-written constitution and the establishment of a federal democracy.

Most lawmakers on Capitol Hill are outspoken about the military coup and condemn harsh tactics used to suppress protests.

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