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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's immigration executive orders:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Ranking Member of the House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, and Democratic members of the Subcommittee wrote to President Donald Trump on Thursday demanding more information about his administration's freeze on Environmental Protection Agency grants.
Appropriations Democrats Call on Speaker Ryan to
Address Trump Administration Conflicts of Interest
House Must Not Turn Blind Eye to Potential Conflicts
Appropriations Democrats Call for Rules Change to
Avoid Conflicts of Interest
Lowey Amendment Would Require Administration Witnesses to
Certify Compliance with Ethics Agreements
Dems: Basic, Good-Government Step to
Avoid Actual or Apparent Conflicts of Interest
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Appropriations, today welcomed four new Democratic members confirmed by the House Democratic Caucus to serve on the Committee:
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee and the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement regarding a pending vote in the United Nations Security Council on Israeli settlement activity:
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on the nomination of Rep. Mick Mulvaney as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB):
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee and the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement about the nomination of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for U.S. Secretary of State:
"It is disturbing that, coming on the heels of bombshell reports about Russian meddling in our election, President-elect Trump has chosen as our top diplomat an individual with close business ties to the top levels of the Russian government.
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the House floor regarding the second FY2017 Continuing Resolution:
“Today we consider the second continuing resolution to keep most of the government open. To say that I am disappointed in this Band-Aid approach to operating the government would be an understatement.