Nita Lowey: “I cannot condone the use of taxpayer dollars to defend a discriminatory law at any time.”

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished majority leader.

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

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