Sens. Cruz, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Support Peaceful Transfer of Power in Sudan

Statement

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) this week introduced a bipartisan resolution encouraging a swift transfer of power by the military to a civilian-led political authority in Sudan.

"The people of Sudan have suffered under the tyranny of the Omar al-Bashir and his thugs for three decades," Sen. Cruz said. "Now that he has been removed from power, Sudan's military should ensure a swift transition of power to a civilian-led political authority that reflects the will of the Sudanese people, and is committed to credible, internationally-monitored elections. In the meantime, and until that happens, the United States must maintain pressure on Sudan's rulers, and there should be no movement to normalize relations with the Government of Sudan or remove it from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List."

"In 2010, I visited Sudan and what later became the independent nation of South Sudan to discuss the country's troubling violence. For years the world had watched as Omar al-Bashir unleased a genocide in Darfur and war in South Sudan. His crimes deservedly earned him an indictment by the International Criminal Court -- which he must now finally face," said Durbin. "That the Sudanese people have finally had enough of his tyrannical rule is understandable and they deserve U.S. and international support in undertaking a credible democratic transition."

S. Res. 188 is cosponsored by Chairman James Risch (R-Idaho), Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.).

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