“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.”

Political Quotes

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 2, 2016

I don't think this is the appropriate forum to deal with it.

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Feb 2, 2016

Failure to provide the adequate resources to address an impending environmental catastrophe risks creating conditions for even greater dangers.

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Feb 2, 2016

I mentioned in my opening statement my disappointment that the administration continues to undercut basic education programs.

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Feb 2, 2016

I really don't think the explanation for decreasing money for girls' education, when there are so many millions of girls, as you know, who need an education, so let's continue to work together on that.

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Feb 2, 2016

And lastly, can you share concrete results and progress with respect to USAID's bilateral education program?

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Feb 2, 2016

But this year's low funding request would undermine these efforts.

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Dec 17, 2015

First, I also wish to join my chairman in mourning the loss of one of our majority committee staffers, Chuck Turner, who died earlier this month. Chuck's passing is a true loss for our committee. In the final hours of session for this…

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Dec 17, 2015

May I ask how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New York has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Kentucky has 4 minutes remaining.

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Dec 17, 2015

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), the ranking minority member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support…

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Dec 17, 2015

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Honda), the acting ranking minority member of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.

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Dec 17, 2015

May I ask how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New York has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Dec 16, 2015

For the second time in a week, I rise in half-hearted support for the continuing resolution before us. This is the third time the Republican majority has brought us to the brink of a shutdown in just the past 11 weeks. It has been over…

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