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Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today slammed President Trump's intention to propose a 2018 budget that slashes services and investments critical to hardworking families, communities, and security:
"President Trump's budget request will reportedly propose devastating cuts to services and investments that are critical to working families, communities, and American leadership.
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Ranking Member on the Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, today issued the following statement regarding reports of an internal DHS cost estimate of $21.6 billion to construct a 2,000 mile wall on the southern border:
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, today issued the following statement on the expected Executive Order rescinding the Department of Labor "fiduciary rule," which House Republicans have also repeatedly attempted to undermine through the Appropriations process:
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today announced Ranking Members and membership of the 12 Appropriations subcommittees have been approved by the Democratic Steering & Policy Committee.
"The Appropriations Committee will play a critical role in the 115th Congress," said Lowey. "I look forward to working with each of the Ranking Members and the full membership of the Committee to protect services and investments critical to the security and future of hard-working American families."
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: