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Nita Lowey

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Nita M. Lowey was a prominent Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative for New York's 17th congressional district from 1999 until 2021. She was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, a position she held from 2019 to 2021, where she played a crucial role in shaping federal budgetary decisions and funding allocations. Throughout her tenure, Lowey was known for her advocacy on issues such as healthcare, education, and women's rights, and she worked to secure funding for various programs benefiting her constituents and communities across the nation.

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Mar 11, 2014

The United Nations is an indispensable partner in all of this.

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Mar 11, 2014

I have been very distressed to learn that the IAEA cannot inspect or gain access to Parchin, which has been rumored as the facility where they do weaponization testing.

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Mar 11, 2014

what can or are you doing specifically through the United Nations to bring attention to the, frankly, the horrible situation in Venezuela

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Mar 11, 2014

I hope you will provide greater insight into the administration's strategy for enhanced security cooperation with African countries, European Union, and the U.N.

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Mar 11, 2014

I hope to learn more about how the U.S. Government is diplomatically engaging African leadership to invest resources in their own people.

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Mar 11, 2014

I don't want to give a dime to you or anyone here unless you mow this down and build another housing complex.

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Mar 11, 2014

The kidnapping of the schoolgirls in Nigeria is the latest and most glaring example of the nexus between lawlessness, terrorism, and human trafficking.

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Mar 11, 2014

The American people are good people. We have a philanthropic sector that is--frankly, it is not comparable to any other philanthropic sector anyplace in the world that I have seen.

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Mar 11, 2014

It is so important for you to share with us your successes. Because there are too many people who have been our friends, who have been our advocates, that will tell me, well, what can you really do?

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Mar 11, 2014

I have enormous respect, as you can see, for both Assistant Secretary Brownfield and Ambassador CdeBaca, but neither of you have addressed what you are going to do, what are you doing with regard to this--there aren't even words to express…

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Mar 11, 2014

A number of these small business owners now feel taken advantage of by the Federal Government because they aren't allowed to secure grant assistance.

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Mar 11, 2014

Education is fundamental to all other development outcomes, and is the cornerstone of strong, stable societies.

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