US Lawmakers Create ‘Cambodia Caucus’ in Congress

The creation of a bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Cambodia was announced by two United States lawmakers earlier this week, with both men hoping the US takes more of a role in the country’s growth economically and socially.

Representative Alan Lowenthal, a Democrat representing one of the largest Khmer communities outside Cambodia in Long Beach, California, and Representative Steve Chabot, a Republican from Ohio, came together to create the caucus and will serve as co-chairs.

Mr. Chabot is well-known to many Cambodians for his fruitless attempt to cut American aid to Cambodia ahead of the contentious election in 2013.

“On July 28, Cambodia will hold its fifth national election behind a false veil of democracy during which HE will win his fourth term as prime minister through the incitement of political violence, corruption and nepotism,” Mr. Chabot said during a congressional House Subcom¬mittee meeting on Asia and the Pacific in 2013.

“Cutting off direct aid to the Cambodian government, specifically foreign military financing and international military education and training funding, is a tangible action the US can take to show its condemnation of the upcoming fallacious and undemocratic election.”

Mr. Chabot and Mr. Lowenthal met with US Ambassador to Cambodia William Heidt last week to discuss the situation in Cambodia, and believe . . . .

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>implying the false veil of US democracy won't return one of two approved choices for president through the incitement of (global) political violence, corruption and nepotism