I am proud to be a cosponsor of all three bills. Congress must act now to address what I believe to be the most disastrous humanitarian situation on the planet. We must make it an immediate prioritynot just a legislative priority but a priority of conscienceto protect the lives of the men. women. and children who are suffering every day in Darfur. and in refugee camps just over the Sudanese border in Chad. The situation in Darfur has become exceedingly dire. In direct violation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and numerous UN Security Council resolutions. the Sudanese govemment has begun to deploy some 26.000 troops to the Darfur region.