“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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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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May 23, 2017

The budget proposes to eliminate the Endocrine Disruptors Program.

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May 23, 2017

your budget proposal abandons your Department's critical mission.

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May 17, 2017

It is time we move on from campaign rhetoric and start focusing on what is needed to truly keep American families safe.

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May 17, 2017

But I will check with them. I haven't heard that they don't need that money, and that that money isn't essential.

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May 17, 2017

I was disappointed by the significant proposed cuts for FEMA preparedness grant programs.

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May 17, 2017

President Trump's budget request slashing $54 billion from nondefense investment would decimate the Department of Homeland Security.

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May 17, 2017

Your budget proposal would make communities like those in my district and regions less safe.

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May 17, 2017

If President Trump actually wants the government to function and wants annual appropriation bills enacted into law then he must abandon these outrageous requests.

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May 17, 2017

To keep us safe, different agencies within the Department of Homeland Security must effectively coordinate and cooperate while also working closely with other Federal, State, and local agencies.

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May 17, 2017

I want to make something perfectly clear. Democrats will not accept a penny of funding for a new deportation force or a border wall.

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May 17, 2017

I cannot support a single cent, let alone 1.6 billion for a boondoggle of a wall.

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May 17, 2017

I thank my good friends, Chairman Ed Royce and Ranking Member Eliot Engel, and all those involved in advancing this important legislation. I rise in support of H.R. 672, the Combating European Anti-Semitism Act, which was introduced by the…

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