[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17844]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 DARFUR

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is, without a doubt, that 
the supposed agreement on Darfur in Sudan that was supposed to bring 
some reconciliation and relief to the Darfurian refugees is of little 
value at this time. The agreement is crumbling, the refugees are 
desperate, and, frankly, I think it is crucial that we rely more upon 
the Members of this body asking the administration to again intercede.
  We understand that there has been an envoy that has been sent, but 
there is no understanding of his or her purpose to be able to solidify 
this agreement that is falling apart. It would be far better for this 
Congress to address this as a collective body, because it is urgent. It 
is a crisis. The Darfurian refugees are suffering. There is violence 
and there is no relief.
  There needs to be more funding for the African Union peacekeepers. 
The U.N. needs to be in place. And, frankly, scores by independent 
polling surveys should not be the answer to the solution for saving 
those in Sudan.

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