Nita Lowey

This isn't just the right thing to do. It strengthens our national security and advances American interests.

USAID helps the world's most vulnerable, assists in recovery from natural disasters and humanitarian crises, and supports countries' efforts to strengthen governance, rule of law, and human rights.

I cannot imagine the compassion that you talked about earlier in dealing with drug addicts. I cannot imagine where the compassion would come from where we would write a rule that would put 55,000 children, kicked them out into the street.

This committee provided a million dollars in fiscal year 20 appropriations for the department to work with transportation research board on effective ways to measure the resilience of the transportation systems.

Boston is ranked eighth most vulnerable to floods among the world's coastal city.

I want to quickly echo Chairman Lowey's concerns about the capital investment grants, and note that I am also glad to see the funding for the program in your request.

We need to increase the capacity.

Entire neighborhoods in my district could be under water, including Logan Airport.

Neglecting to advance the Hudson Tunnel project is a political decision that endangers the safety of travelers who pass through the tunnel every day.

I must note several gross inadequacies in the budget, including a $374.5 million decrease for Northeast Corridor grants to Amtrak.

These rural communities need to be able to count on democratic governance, financing for alternative livelihood, rule of law, schools and health clinics, and the protection of their local social leaders.

Lack of progress and even setbacks to reducing illegal crops comes less from copa sino farmers than the lack of political will by the civilian and military authorities.

They have literally put their lives on the line for peace, but they can't succeed without the full engagement of the Colombian government.

I am deeply concerned about the fate of human rights and democracy in Central America.

There is no greater need than to combat climate change, and the committee at least begin against America's commitment to leadership goals in global climate change.

I urge this committee to provide at least $80 million for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative for fiscal year 2021.

A bipartisan majority in Congress has rejected shortsighted cuts to overseas programs, and I am confident we will do again.

Fortunately, Congress has consistently and resoundingly rejected the administration's cuts.

The democracy, development, diplomacy, humanitarian, and security assistance programs funding in this bill are critical to maintaining United States' global leadership, protecting our national security, and promoting economic growth.

This creates a culture of fear and works directly against the community policing work local law enforcement does.

This administration has taken it too far, with a heartless obsession with immigration enforcement.

This action was meant to punish localities like the ones I represent that refuse to participate in the cruel and unlawful immigration enforcement initiatives.

It seems like the car is driving off the cliff with no one to take the wheel.

We all have an obligation to keep it as great as it is.

You estimate the project will require totals of $40 million in Federal funds, $20 million in private fundraising overall.