Nita Lowey: “we must address this situation head-on.”

I would address my friend from New York. Thank you for expressing the real needs of New York, and I do hope you will vote for this bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn), the majority whip.

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.

Before I introduce the next speaker, I just want to say a few words about SESAME, because it is an extraordinary project, and I thank the gentleman for bringing it to this body's attention. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman…