Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Nita M. Lowey [D, NY-17]

Gillibrand Visits Boscobel to Push for Funding Opportunities

2013-06-14T01:00:00Z

...and increase local tourism, which would allow businesses in the area to stay themselves and grow.” Gillibrand was joined by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Harrison) and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-Cold Spring), who advocated the study as well as re-authorization

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Congress advances measures to address sexual assaults in the military

2013-06-14T01:00:00Z

...Authorization Act. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved its version of the 2014 National Defense Authorization. Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, inserted an amendment into the National Defense Authorization Act that focuses on West Point and other m

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US Rep. Chris Gibson backs redesignation of Hudson River National Heritage Area

2013-06-12T01:00:00Z

...understand the story more clearly.” U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, and Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, announced last week that they were sponsoring the legislation to authorize the Heritage Area designati

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Hospital opens $6M autism center

2013-06-11T01:00:00Z

...including parents of children with autism. Many community members and leaders attended the opening, including Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison; White Plains Mayor Tom Roach; city council members John Kirkpatrick and Milagros Lecuona; Assemblyman David Buchwa

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Field named for Putnam Valley teen; Rye Brook gets FEMA grant

2013-06-10T01:00:00Z

...federal grant will reimburse the village for debris removal and other cleanup costs related to Superstorm Sandy, Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, announced. The grant comes from the Federal Emergency Management AgencyÂs public assistance program for local

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Hudson River National Heritage Area reauthorization touted by three Democratic lawmakers

2013-06-08T01:00:00Z

...legislation that would extend that designation for another 10 years. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and House Members Nita Lowey and Sean Patrick Maloney, all Democrats, met at the Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison to announce their effort. The Herit

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Lowey: Women veterans deserve better services, help against sex assault

2013-06-08T01:00:00Z

...— Women need better access to health care, education and other services when they leave the military, Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, said Friday at a Stand Up for Women Veterans event to assist and honor female veterans. Unfortunately, they also need mo

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5 NY Republicans vote to resume deportations of young immigrants

2013-06-06T01:00:00Z

...Tom Reed of Corning, Chris Collins of Clarence, Richard Hanna of Oneida County and Peter King of Long Island. New York Rep. Nita Lowey, the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, described the King amendment as a “poison pill’’ tha

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GOP Approps chair says he still hopes for budget compromise

2013-06-04T01:00:00Z

...Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, said in response to Rogers that the failure to go to conference is jeopardizing the appropriations process. "[T]he Republican majority's refusal to go to conference to forge a bipa

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New Ben Shapiro for 06/05/2013

2013-06-04T01:00:00Z

...just asking for more trouble at the IRS and elsewhere." This idiocy became a running theme at the hearing. Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey of New York made the same point. Even the acting IRS commissioner Daniel Werfel said that the problem with the IRS wasn

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Staten Island Rep. Grimm defends decision against backing bill to free 9/11 funds from sequestration

2013-06-04T01:00:00Z

...Reps. Jose Serrano, Joseph Crowley and Yvette Clarke are among the bill's 22 co-sponsors, while Democratic Reps. Eliot Engel, Nita Lowey and Hakeem Jeffries have not signed on. The money at stake includes $17 million from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fu

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Rye Brook Receives $328,028 From FEMA For Sandy Cleanup

2013-06-03T01:00:00Z

...N.Y. -- Rye Brook will receive $323,028 from FEMA to pay for debris removal and cleanup following Hurricane Sandy. U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) announced the grant Monday. The grant comes from FEMA's Public Assistance program, which rei

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Rye Brook Receives $328,028 From FEMA For Sandy Cleanup

2013-06-03T01:00:00Z

Republicans Demand Investigation to Find Out Who Ordered IRS Targeting

2013-06-03T01:00:00Z

...come clean. He also said it was unfathomable that IRS agents were targeting conservatives without being ordered to do so. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Jose Serrano (D-NY) asked George if he had specific evidence that indicated administration officials ord

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$323G FEMA grant for Rye Brook's Sandy cleanup costs

2013-06-03T01:00:00Z

...federal grant will reimburse the village for debris removal and other cleanup costs related to Superstorm Sandy, Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, announced Monday. The grant comes from the Federal Emergency Management AgencyÂs public assistance program for

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Peeved SI pol in 9/11 diss

2013-06-02T01:00:00Z

...22 co-sponsors include other New York lawmakers like Reps. Jose Serrano, Joseph Crowley and Yvette Clarke. Democrats Eliot Engel, Nita Lowey and Hakeem Jeffries have not signed on as co-sponsors. “We have come too far and our 9/11 heroes have waited f

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Tax Watchdog: Briarcliff Manor schools see shift against spending

2013-05-31T01:00:00Z

...Manor education establishment. Accountant Paul Wasserman, who ran an aborted campaign in 2010 against Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey, led the charge. He railed against the districts lack of transparency, questioning what he saw as a bloated budget, which ye

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Autism Expert Appointed At Westchester Jewish Community Services

2013-05-29T01:00:00Z

...Ossining and Irvington this week to help homeowners and business owners affected by Superstorm Sandy apply for recovery aid, Rep. Nita Lowey has announced. Residents can visit the Sandy Help Teams on Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in two

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Autism Expert Appointed At Westchester Jewish Community Services

2013-05-29T01:00:00Z

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Westchester Jewish Community Services has appointed an autism family center coordinator to handle development of the center’s activities, facilitation of groups and consultation services for families. Lee Englander previously had a p

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Lowey To Visit HVHC's Cancer Center Wednesday

2013-05-29T01:00:00Z

Congresswoman Nita Lowey is set to visit Ossining Wednesday to announce a new Superstorm Sandy Help Center. Photo Credit: Contributed OSSINING, N.Y. -- Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) is making a special Ossining visit Wednesday to anno

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