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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.
The Trump shutdown is now in its 20th day. More than 800,000 Federal employees are going without pay, many while they are still working, and the American people are being denied vital services all because of President Trump's demands for a…
I am so pleased to thank Chairman Engel for initiating and working so hard on this absolutely essential issue. It is really shocking to me, with anti-Semitism spreading throughout Europe and other places in the world, that we don't have a…
I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with what we call our cardinal, the chair of this distinguished Subcommittee of Appropriations, and I thank him for yielding me some time. Mr. Speaker, the Trump shutdown is now in its 19th…
I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the ranking member of the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
I want to make it clear that most of the opioids, the drugs, are coming through the ports of entry. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Bishop), the ranking member of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food…
I am pleased to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price), the ranking member of the Transportation, House and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano), the ranking member of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion will be followed by a 5-minute vote on the motion to suspend the rules and…
I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the distinguished ranking member of the Labor-HHS Subcommittee. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the conference report which includes the…
I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), the ranking member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Committee. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Chairman Frelinghuysen for…
I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), the ranking member of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
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