Nita Lowey: “I am pleased to yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Suozzi), a distinguished member of the Ways and…”

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

In particular, we would like to commend Congresswoman Nita Lowey, whom the bill is named after, Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Chris Coons, and Senator Tim Kaine for their leadership in advancing this…

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.

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