Nita Lowey: “The work of the OEC is too important to face such severe cuts, in my judgment.”

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.

We must address this situation head-on.

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

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…