Nita Lowey

The IRS should never be used for any activities that come close to partisan or political action, period.

I hope that the bill will reflect the statistics because as a mother of three and a grandmother of eight...

Clearly, there is a tremendous amount of work that still needs to be done to reach these families.

After more than four decades of providing the support that children and families need to succeed, Head Start still reaches only about two-fifths of eligible preschool-age children.

It is estimated that it will cost us 750,000 jobs.

These are services that need greater investments, not cuts.

These are vital services that this subcommittee has responsibility to support.

Extramural grants fund groundbreaking research, and as Dr. Collins will testify, every $1 of the NIH funding generates $2.21 in local economic growth.

As we listen to the testimony, I hope that all of the members contemplate the impact to our communities.

Well, thank you very much, Chairman Kingston and Ranking Member DeLauro. This is one of my most favorite places to be because of all the good work you do, and I have had the opportunity to interact with so many of you and I thank you.

This research, these investments is economic development in our future.

I will repeat your statement over and over again, so hopefully, we can adjust that because it is a real concern to many of us.

Frankly, I was very surprised when I saw that cut.

The National Heritage areas will be funded at $9 million in the request, a 50 percent reduction.

I really do want to thank you for your service to your country, to the State of Colorado.

I appreciate that information. And I think it is so very vital, because many of our businesses are making a decision now, should they lift, should they rebuild, or should they relocate?

I am concerned about a lack of certainty in the Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps or ABFEs.

This rate, which amounts to just over 2 percent, does not match the need I am seeing on the ground.

The New York metropolitan area is amongst the highest cost-of-living areas in the United States, as well as around the world, and prices for housing, labor, equipment, and parts are higher than in most other areas.

Victims of natural disasters should not be victims of political consequence, and we cannot allow the sequester to neglect those most in need.

I am also concerned that the sequester could impede this disaster response.

Our communities must begin rebuilding without delay.

I commend you on your response to Superstorm Sandy, which took the lives of more than 100 Americans.

I hope that we can all continue bipartisan work, as we have done in the past, and avoid these really drastic, drastic changes in our airport security system.

I am particularly concerned about the impact of sequestration on our Nation's busiest airports, including LaGuardia, Kennedy, and Newark.