Nita Lowey: “It is just a mean way to hit Americans who need a hand up, not a handout.”

I am delighted to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the Speaker of the House.

I urge its support, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey) that the House suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution, H.J…

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

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.