{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-colleagues-statement-on-violence-in-sudan/", "Young, Colleagues Statement on Violence in Sudan", "2025-10-31", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) released the following statement on the violence in Sudan:\n\n\u201cWe are horrified by the ongoing civil war in Sudan, and the genocide in Darfur perpetuated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias. The RSF\u2019s long-predicted ethnically targeted assault on the civilian population of El-Fasher makes clear that the United States must consider the designation of the RSF as a potential Foreign Terrorist Organization or Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization, while establishing clear authorizations and mechanisms for the continued delivery of humanitarian aid.\n\n\u201cNow in its third year, Sudan\u2019s civil war has devastated the country, shattered Sudanese society, and destabilized the region. Both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have committed atrocities against civilians and pursued a zero-sum war at any cost. Foreign backers of the RSF and SAF\u2013including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Russia, Iran, China and governments in the immediate region\u2013have fueled and profited from the conflict and legitimized the monsters destroying Sudan.\n\n\u201cThis war poses grave risk to the United States. Sudan\u2019s location on the Red Sea is vital for global trade and energy flows. The country\u2019s history as a haven for terrorists like Osama Bin Laden, its facilitation of vast illicit flow of arms and gold, and the movement of fighters and civilians across its borders threaten U.S. national security and economic stability. Achieving a sustainable ceasefire, ensuring unhindered humanitarian access, and securing safe corridors for civilians across Sudan is paramount. The warring parties and their foreign backers must work with the United States and its partners to end this catastrophic war immediately.\n\n\u201cThe U.S.-led \u201cQuad\u201d diplomacy (with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE) is an important step that requires all parties to engage in good faith negotiations. Ensuring meaningful participation by Sudanese civilians will strengthen future efforts and give legitimacy to any lasting peace.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nThe civil war in Sudan, which erupted on April 15, 2023, has plunged the country into one of the world\u2019s worst and most underreported humanitarian crises.\n\nThe RSF, led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (\u201cHemedti\u201d), is carrying out genocide and other mass atrocities against non-Arab communities and perceived opponents\u2014continuing the same brutality they inflicted as the Janjaweed during the first Darfur genocide in 2003. The SAF and allied militias\u2014including entrenched Islamist elements\u2014have likewise targeted civilians through starvation, chemical attacks, and other atrocities, further destabilizing the region.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-colleagues-statement-on-violence-in-sudan/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9360408876091242, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}