Nita Lowey: “This request is clearly out of touch with the needs of our constituents.”

I am delighted to yield 1 minute to the gentlemen from Illinois (Mr. Garcia).

Congress has the unique opportunity to support the Administration in creating a new strategy that takes a long-term approach.

We must address this situation head-on.

We cannot allow a return to a familiar and unstable status quo which repeatedly increases violence and animosity while rendering a final resolution of the conflict impossible.