Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Congressman Harold Rogers (R-KY), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Kay Granger (R-TX), Chairwoman of the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, today wrote Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to urge decisive and constructive actions to stop incitement of terrorist attacks against Israel.

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November 20, 2014

Issues:State, Foreign Operations

Lowey Statement on President's Executive Action on Immigration

November 20, 2014

“While far from an ideal solution to a complex and longstanding challenge, this executive order is a good start. I call on Republican leaders to channel their opposition to the President’s action into engagement. Rather than threatening a repeat of last year’s disastrous government shutdown, hold a vote on comprehensive immigration reform, which was written and passed by the Senate on a bipartisan basis last year.”

Granger and Lowey Statement on Iran Nuclear Talks

November 18, 2014

“As the Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, we remain firmly opposed to scaling back or removing the bipartisan sanctions placed on Iran before the international community is able to verify that Iran is dismantling its nuclear program."

Subcommittees

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (113th Congress)

Lowey statement on Ebola funding request

November 5, 2014

Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on President Obama's request for emergency funding to address Ebola in Africa and public health preparedness in the United States.

Rogers and Lowey Request Details on Administration's Ebola Response

October 1, 2014

Congressman Harold Rogers (R-KY) and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) today sent the following letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan and National Security Advisor Susan Rice requesting details on the Administration's response to the emerging public health crisis in Africa:

Dear Ambassador Rice and Director Donovan:

Rogers and Lowey Request Details on Administration's Ebola Response

October 1, 2014

Dear Ambassador Rice and Director Donovan:

Subcommittees

Defense (113th Congress)

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (113th Congress)

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (113th Congress)