Nita Lowey: “The budget request, unfortunately, does not fully reflect the grave character of the threats we face.”

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

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

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

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Schrier).