Nita Lowey: “Well, thank you for your comments. As you can see I have many people, including myself, that have real concerns about…”

I am delighted to yield 1 minute to the gentlemen from Illinois (Mr. Garcia).

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

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.

Congress has the unique opportunity to support the Administration in creating a new strategy that takes a long-term approach.