Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
07/31/2007
Pelosi Statement in Support of Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the passage of H.R. 180, sponsored by Congresswoman
“Three years after the Bush Administration declared the situation in
“While there has been some diplomatic progress, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir continues to stall the deployment of a robust and fully-funded international peacekeeping force, even after expressing ‘unconditional acceptance’ of an African Union/United Nations hybrid peacekeeping force of 17,000 troops and 5,500 police. The
“The American people are demanding an end to the genocide. State governments, universities and religious communities are leading divestment campaigns to ensure that money from American citizens will not go to a genocidal regime. Today, I am proud to support the Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007, which will authorize states to divest from
“Passage of this legislation sends a clear message to the government of