Press Releases
March 11, 2020
WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey today delivered the following remarks to the House Rules Committee in support of an appropriate rule for the House to consider H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act:
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Cole, and Members of the Rules Committee:
While the $8.3 billion coronavirus supplemental enacted into law last week provided crucial resources to our public health system, more support is needed to address the impacts on American families.
The legislation before you is appropriately titled the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
My fellow Committee Chairs will tell you how this bill meets the needs of the American people by:
March 11, 2020
House Democrats today introduced the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to bolster the federal government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak and address the severe impacts of the coronavirus on Americans’ personal safety and financial security.
March 9, 2020
House Appropriations Committee and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) today condemned Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for refusing to testify before the Subcommittee regarding the Trump administration’s budget request and its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
March 5, 2020
“This legislation is a strong step to enable a coordinated, whole-of-government response to keep families and communities safe from the coronavirus."
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee Announces Public Witness Hearing Date
March 5, 2020
The House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies will hold a public witness hearing on March 31, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building for those who wish to provide input for the FY2021 Appropriations bill.
Issues:Energy and Water
March 4, 2020
The House today passed, on a bipartisan 415 to 2 vote, emergency supplemental appropriations legislation to address the coronavirus outbreak.
March 4, 2020
"While the Trump administration has repeatedly demonstrated a failure to understand public health needs, Congress is acting with the seriousness and sense of urgency the coronavirus threat demands."
March 4, 2020
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) today introduced an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to fully address the coronavirus outbreak.
February 28, 2020
The House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Homeland Security will hold a public witness hearing on March 25, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. for those who wish to provide input for the FY2021 Appropriations bill.
Issues:Homeland Security
February 24, 2020
"Despite urgent warnings from Congress and the public health community, the Trump administration took weeks to request these emergency funds. It is profoundly disturbing that their answer now is to raid money Congress has designated for other critical public health priorities. Worse still, their overall request still falls short of what is needed for an effective, comprehensive government-wide response."