I rise today, as have so many other Senators, because I am concerned about what I have been hearing about the threat of default that is now just over 3 weeks away--what I have heard both here in Washington and in Delaware. This looming…

That's why both the international community and the United States, in my view, must continue their sustained efforts to urge peaceful resolution.

The recent violence in Abyei and Southern Kordofan, and the displacement of many, many people, remind us of the very real human toll of conflict.

While we all celebrate the establishment of South Sudan as the 54th nation in Africa, I remain concerned... about the path forward.

I think we ought to have a very firm timetable for addressing it, because otherwise it just lingers as a source of conflict.

I would be interested in whether you can elaborate on where you see the interests of the United States and China overlapping with regards to Sudan and South Sudan.

I'm concerned about coordination, sustainability, the quality of the troops in some of the peacekeeping missions.

I join my colleagues in thanking Ambassador Lyman and all the dedicated people who have worked so hard to make South Sudan achieve independence.

That's why Senators Isakson, Durbin, Wicker, and I will soon introduce a resolution welcoming independence and congratulating the people of South Sudan.

I rise to follow the comments of my colleague from Colorado, and I appreciate the forbearance of my colleagues from Florida and New Hampshire. I simply want to follow on the comments of the Senator from Colorado in emphasizing the sense of…

I would like to express my gratitude to the Senators from Colorado to allow me to join them and look forward to continuing this conversation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Indiana.

the two Senators from Colorado have inspired me to come to the floor and join them in a colloquy about the challenges facing our country. I say to the Senators from Colorado, I am pleased and impressed with their leadership and have…