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.
I urge this committee, and Congress as a whole, to meet this need without delay.
if we have a product that is misleading and is not what is in the product, we need to know that
Because I am particularly aware having worked on these issue for a very long time that this saves lives.
Well, thank you. And I know, if it is up to Chairman Rogers and I, we will proceed with regular order.
I struggle to find the words to describe the criminal incompetence that jeopardize thousands of American citizens in Flint, Michigan.
I just find it shocking that these stores are opening up in all of our districts, and there has been no rule out there and nobody publicly evaluating officially as to whether it is safe or not.
Finally Jim Greenwood, and some of you may remember Jim Greenwood, joined me on it, and then it passed on a unanimous vote of the Congress, which made me very pleased.
I am baffled that rather than arm them with the scientific knowledge to save lives, some on the other side have supported efforts to stifle this research.
this particular outbreak hits two of the very critical aspects of FSMA. One of them is produce safety, and the other one is foreign supply.
The FDA should have the power and the resources to regulate tobacco products.





