[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 43 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              DARFUR PEACE AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2006

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                               speech of

                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 5, 2006

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to praise the passage of 
H.R. 3127, The Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006. As I was 
regretfully absent at the time of this vote, I now take the opportunity 
to affirm my resolute support of this act.
  ``The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is 
the first and only object of good government.'' These words, spoken by 
Thomas Jefferson, come to mind as I consider the current situation in 
Darfur, Sudan. In a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of 
people, displaced and left millions hungry, the United States can 
remain idle no longer. I stand with my colleagues in the House in 
support of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act and would have voted 
for the resolution if I had been present.

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