Nita Lowey: “I would really highlight three key areas, and these were areas that the President highlighted as major challenges for…”

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

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.

MEPPA offers the one thing that has always stood between proven civil society initiatives and widespread change: the promise of sufficient peacebuilding resources.