Hatch Votes to Increase Sanctions on North Korea Following Repeated Provocations

Statement

Washington, D.C.--Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, issued the following statement after voting in support of the the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act:

"This important piece of legislation tightens the ring of deterrence against a regime that continues to defy international law," Hatch said. "This bill's objective is not to needlessly interfere in the affairs of a foreign nation. Rather, it is to provide a tool to force an aggressor into compliance with international law and to deter North Korea from committing hostile acts, not only against the United States and its allies, but also against the North Korean people. I urge the prompt passage of this legislation."

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