Nita Lowey: “I thank you, Mr. Chairman, for giving me some time.”

We must address this situation head-on.

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.

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…