Nita Lowey: “Well, before I get to my question, which is directly following up on Sam Farr's point, I want to make two comments.”

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

I am delighted to yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters), the chair of the Committee on Financial Services.

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 want to thank my colleagues for supporting this stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown as we finish our critical work to fund government and respond to the COVID pandemic. As my time in Congress nears a close, I must briefly…