WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the below statement calling for peaceful, fair elections ahead of the August 13th elections in Zambia.
"The United States values its long-standing partnership with Zambia. Over the last two decades, the United States and Zambia have partnered on peacekeeping, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programming and democracy initiatives that have improved global health, stability and social mobility. Although this partnership has been strained by the Trump Adm...