[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20776]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    EXPRESSING OUTRAGE AT CONTINUED VIOLENCE AND GENOCIDE IN DARFUR

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to put a statement in the 
Record expressing outrage at the continued violence and genocide in 
Darfur.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today burdened by many emotions--sadness, 
disappointment, frustration and most of all, anger. Anger because it 
has been three years since Congress declared the atrocities occurring 
in Darfur to be genocide--and yet the violence continues. Anger because 
2.5 million people are still displaced--living in camps, unable to 
return to their homes. Anger because humanitarian workers are even more 
endangered today--unable to deliver vital services to large swathes of 
the population. And anger because not a single individual has been 
brought to justice for these crimes.
  The crisis in Darfur requires sustained diplomatic action--including 
international pressure on those nations that support the Sudanese 
regime and allow President Bashir to equivocate on his promises.
  It is unacceptable that 3 years have passed and there is still 
insufficient protection for civilians on the ground.
  The AU/UN force must be deployed immediately. There is no time to 
waste. The people of Darfur have waited long enough.

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