WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, joined seven of his colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz calling on the United States to push to pass additional sanctions measures in Sudan that would restrict the flow of funds to the warring parties driving the current conflict in the country. The letter was transmitted shortly before the September 8 kick-off of the 2026 UN General Assembly.
The senators specifically advocated for international prohibitions on the sale of precursor chemicals used in certain types of gold extraction, and the develop...