Peter Visclosky: “I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), the ranking member on the Appropriations Committee.”

I want to thank the chairwoman for her very kind remarks. I also want to thank Nita for her friendship over the years. As I am going to again mention in my prepared remarks, the gentlewoman's life of service to not only her constituency…

I appreciate the emphasis on working on the culture and stigma, so people do--if you have got a problem, please, we are here to help.

I must also stress my concern that the administration has not demonstrated the same commitment when it comes to arms control.

Unfortunately, I remain deeply skeptical that this agreement will enable the United States to depart Afghanistan in a responsible fashion.