Dan Kildee: “Last year, I had the opportunity to visit Sudan and hear from the Sudanese people. I saw firsthand the devastating toll…”

“Last year, I had the opportunity to visit Sudan and hear from the Sudanese people. I saw firsthand the devastating toll that the Sudanese regime has taken on the country of Sudan and its citizens. Sadly, today, the hardship and violence have escalated after months of peaceful protests by the brave Sudanese people. Sudan's longtime leader, President Omar al-Bashir, was removed from power. Since then, the Transitional Military Council has attacked protesters who are peacefully calling for a transition to democratic governance. The news we continue to see from Sudan over the past few weeks has been nothing short of heart-wrenching as peaceful protesters have been attacked, threatened, and killed. Congress cannot sit idly by while this regime kills its own citizens, blocks communication to the outside world, and continues to commit serious human rights abuses. Congress must do everything we can to help end this conflict. We are morally obligated to use this platform to call attention to what is happening there and to say with a unified voice that the Sudanese Government's treatment of its people is completely unacceptable. For these reasons, I have introduced a bipartisan resolution this week calling attention to the situation in Sudan. I am honored that the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Engel, joined two other leaders on this issue, Representative McGovern and Representative Bilirakis, in supporting this legislation as original cosponsors.…”