Nita Lowey: “Mr. Minority Leader, I have to reclaim my time. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from…”

I am very pleased to yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, a member of my class in the Congress.

I urge this Subcommittee to continue its longstanding support for critical people-to-people and peacebuilding programming.

We must address this situation head-on.

I am delighted to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. {time} 1845