Nita Lowey: “I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Committee and the secretary to continue to review the president's…”

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.

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

We must address this situation head-on.

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