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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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Apr 4, 2017

Why should the American people pay for an unnecessary border wall while cutting funding for worker training and apprenticeship programs?

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Apr 4, 2017

There is no mention of discrimination based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

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Apr 4, 2017

I guess that is the question, because we are sort of in uncharted territories.

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Apr 4, 2017

Given the security implications of having a President present, are you relooking at the issuance of visas for what the President deems his winter White House?

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Apr 4, 2017

In Massachusetts, this is a terrible crisis, much like Vermont and Kentucky and other States.

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Apr 4, 2017

I look forward to working together, because we have done it before and I hope we do it again.

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Apr 4, 2017

We cannot turn back the clock on lifesaving biomedical research.

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Apr 4, 2017

I believe that your budget proposal would do great harm to students in every facet of education, from kindergarten through graduate school and, for those with student loan debt, years beyond.

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Apr 4, 2017

If the Republican healthcare bill had passed, 14 million low-income Americans would have lost Medicaid coverage and their access to treatment along with it.

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Apr 4, 2017

The Trump administration has proposed an $8,000,000,000, or 24 percent, cut to the NIH budget.

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Apr 4, 2017

I think it is important to broaden apprenticeships far beyond the building trades to many other areas and professions.

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Apr 4, 2017

the teachers I represent were angered and demoralized after hearing your statements on public education.

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