Congresswoman LEE and Congressman PAYNE are to be commended for their continued dedication to the people of Africaand to the people of Darfur in particular. 3. Pt. 15 21331 It was September 2004almost three years agowhen then Secretary of State Colin Powell declared that the situation in Darfur could be described in no other way than "genocide." And yet today. millions of people have been run off of their homeland. Children who should be in school. learning. are forced into armies. Women are raped and brutalized daily. Refugee camps are overrun. For many. the situation seems hopeless. World leaders take the stage day after day talkingcalling for an end to violence.