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 ...

Nita M. Lowey, a liberal New York Democrat who won a seat in Congress in her early 50s and rose over 16 terms to one of the top positions on Capitol Hill as the first female chair of the House ...

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

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Flags were flying at half-staff in New York Monday in honor of former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, who died at age 87 on Saturday following a fight with breast cancer. Trump signs order directing ...

Nita Lowey, a powerful member of Congress for decades while representing parts of downstate New York, has died. She was 87. Lowey, who represented much of Westchester as well as Rockland County ...

Former long-serving U.S. Representative Nita Lowey of New York passed away at the age of 87. She was the first woman to chair ...

Nita Lowey, a Jewish Democrat from New York who served in the US House of Representatives for 32 years, has died at 87. Lowey’s family announced her death on Sunday, four years after she retired ...