Former Rep. Nita Lowey, who represented New York in Congress for 32 years and became the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, died at 87, her family said.

Nita Lowey, first woman to chair House appropriations panel, dies at 87. A liberal Democrat from New York, she championed women’s issues and rose to one of the most influential positions on ...

Nita Sue Lowey was born July 5, 1937, in the Bronx. Before being elected to the House, Lowey served as an assistant secretary of state to New York in 1985, after originally working on Mario Cuomo ...

Former Rep. Nita Lowey, who represented New York in Congress for 32 years and became the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, died at 87, her family said. The Democrat – a ...

Nita Lowey, a former Democratic congresswoman who represented parts of Westchester and Rockland counties and the Bronx for 32 ...

Nita Lowey, former longtime New York representative and the first woman to lead the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, has ...

Nita M. Lowey, a veteran legislator from New York who served 16 terms until her retirement at the end of the 116th Congress, died on Saturday. The cause was breast cancer, ...

Nita Lowey, a former Democratic congresswoman who represented parts of Westchester and Rockland counties and the Bronx for 32 years, died at her home in Westchester on Saturday, March 15, at age ...

Nita Lowey, the former New York congresswoman who represented many of New York City's northern suburbs for over three decades, has died after a battle with breast cancer, her family announced Sunday.

Nita Lowey, the New York representative who became the first woman to lead the budget-setting House Appropriations Committee, has died.She was 87. Lowey died Saturday at her home in Harrison, her ...

Former Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, died on Saturday, according to a statement from her family sent to CBS. “With great sadness, we ...