“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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Feb 10, 2016

The budget invests more than $2 billion in additional resources to take the fight to ISIL.

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Feb 10, 2016

It is unclear whether House Republicans will even offer a budget of their own.

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Feb 10, 2016

I would really highlight three key areas, and these were areas that the President highlighted as major challenges for the country going forward.

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Feb 10, 2016

In fact, since 2009, under President Obama's leadership, Federal deficits have fallen by nearly three-quarters.

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Feb 9, 2016

Literally, I represent neighborhoods where there is waste heat right near these homes, and there is no thinking about how to work with industry.

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Feb 9, 2016

I will just say in one of the regions I represent, there is a historic neighborhood.

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Feb 9, 2016

I think you have a lab perspective, which is critical for the work that you do, but it is a little bit hard to integrate your programs, and I do not think it serves America as well as it could.

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Feb 9, 2016

So then the question is are there steps that the NRC plans to take to ensure the Indian Point evacuation plan is updated to reflect the additional risk of a pipeline in the vicinity.

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Feb 9, 2016

I strongly believe that the NRC has not adequately investigated the risk, nor responded substantively to the concerns that have been raised.

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Feb 9, 2016

This incident requires a full and thorough investigation.

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Feb 9, 2016

But it would not be incumbent upon them to identify a leak? They have to wait until someone tells them, is that correct?

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Feb 9, 2016

Does the NRC actually believe the evacuation plan for Indian Point is feasible?

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