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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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Sep 27, 2019

The President's fake national emergency is an end run around this Congress' power of the purse and an offense to the Constitution. As the Committee on Appropriations chair, I am outraged that this President has canceled $3.6 billion in…

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Sep 24, 2019

Lives were lost, families will never regain their loved ones, and there seems to be ambiguity...

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Sep 24, 2019

Now, it may be easy and politically expedient to point to one millionaire in Minnesota who purposefully defrauded the American government and taxpayers as a publicity stunt, but that one individual is not representative of all SNAP…

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Sep 24, 2019

First of all, I would hope you wouldn't, because there seems to be too many questions out there that have not been answered appropriately.

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Sep 24, 2019

If we are going to address the root causes of the MAX crashes, then we must have a bipartisan commitment to robust funding to promote the safety of our air travelers, both at home and abroad.

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Sep 24, 2019

I am confident that this program will protect lives and property when future--those future storms inevitably hit.

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Sep 24, 2019

Maybe it is a good thing this hearing is coming to a close, because frankly, if it is confusing to many of us here, I think, and I hope, you can straighten us out.

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Sep 24, 2019

I am just puzzled by some of the testimony as to whose responsibility is it.

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Sep 24, 2019

Our bill provides the FAA the resources to hire more inspectors, engineers, and technicians to oversee the Organization Designation Authorization process and other safety functions.

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Sep 24, 2019

But let's be clear: USDA is not kicking 3.1 millionaires off of SNAP. It is kicking 3.1 million vulnerable people off of SNAP.

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Sep 24, 2019

we hope you can shed light today on what appears to be perpetual stonewalling by HUD and Secretary Carson

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Sep 24, 2019

I would like to thank my friends, Chairman Price and Ranking Member Diaz-Balart, for holding this hearing today.

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