Political Quotes

“we will be closing in a few moments. But before doing that, I want to comment on events carried out in Washington yesterday, indeed around the country yesterday, in response to a crisis that is going on, a crisis that is more than a crisis. It is genocide going on in the Darfur region. It is the western region of the Sudan. Yesterday, roughly 10,000 people gathered in front of the Capitol, on the Mall, to bring attention to what is happening: that crisis, that genocidal campaign that is underway and being perpetrated against the people of Darfur. I applaud all of the participants' compassion and commitment to the cause which has been discussed again and again on the floor of the Senate but, indeed, is a devastating crisis that is destroying a population and, indeed, is genocide. This is an issue that is very close to my own heart, in part because I travel just about every year to do medical mission work in that part of the world, in the Sudan. Indeed, I was in the Darfur area and in Chad a little over a year ago on the ground. I mention it because this afternoon, several hours ago, I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting with a small group of refugees from the Darfur region. The meeting was organized by SaveDarfur.org. It gave me the opportunity to visit firsthand with individuals from several of the tribes that occupy the Darfur region. It is interesting, there are 10, 11, 12 tribes throughout Sudan. In the south, two or three tribes dominate.…”