William H. Frist: “I have submitted this resolution with regard to Sudan, a country in Africa I have personally spent a lot of time in and…”

“I have submitted this resolution with regard to Sudan, a country in Africa I have personally spent a lot of time in and participated with, both in the south and the north, in promoting peace there. There have been 2 million people who have died in the Sudan as a product of a civil war that is now about 24 years old, and about 5 to 6 million people have been displaced. The Sudan Peace Act looked predominantly at the north versus the south, although it is much more complicated than that oversimplified comment. It is a separate issue than the Darfur crisis in western Sudan, which this body has also paid a lot of attention to. Real progress is being made in that part of the world, but continued focus will be required to bring peace to that part of Africa. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 202) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res.…”