Lynn C. Woolsey: “I rise today to talk about Sudan, where the world's gravest humanitarian crisis is taking place. Nothing like this has…”

“I rise today to talk about Sudan, where the world's gravest humanitarian crisis is taking place. Nothing like this has happened since the tragedy that occurred in Rwanda in 1994. Already, tens of thousands of Sudanese Africans have needlessly been killed and as many as 1.5 million more have been forced to seek refuge in neighboring countries. H.R. 5061 is vitally important legislation. This bill affirms that the atrocities occurring in Sudan are in fact genocide. It also imposes economic sanctions upon the government of Sudan until its leaders demonstrate that they are going to take every possible step to alleviate this situation. Mr. Speaker, it is vitally important for the United States to lead the rest of the world in preventing the further loss of life in Sudan. The true moral test of our government is not the strength of our economy or the size of our military; it is our compassion for those in the world who are less fortunate than we are. I urge passage of H.R. 5061 to help those who are less fortunate, and they certainly are in Sudan.”