Nita Lowey: “The Trump administration's budget proposal, however, would eliminate that entire amount in just 1 year by cutting…”

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.

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.

In particular, we would like to commend Congresswoman Nita Lowey, whom the bill is named after, Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Chris Coons, and Senator Tim Kaine for their leadership in advancing this…