WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, voted in favor of the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2016, legislation that would authorize the President to apply sanctions to individuals, foreign governments, and financial institutions that engage in prohibited transactions with North Korea:

“North Korea’s recent weapons tests are a direct threat not only to our national security interests, but also to those of our allies and partners in Asia,” Senator King said. “These additional sanctions demonstrate to North Korea, its trading partners, and the international community that the United States will not stand idly by as their regime continues to threaten the peace and security of the region.”

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