Nita Lowey: “I claim time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from New York is recognized…”

I am pleased to yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz).

I am delighted to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Bishop), chair of the Subcommittee on Agriculture.

I want to thank my colleagues for supporting this stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown as we finish our critical work to fund government and respond to the COVID pandemic. As my time in Congress nears a close, I must briefly…

MEPPA offers the one thing that has always stood between proven civil society initiatives and widespread change: the promise of sufficient peacebuilding resources.