Honorable Nita Lowey
United States Representative, New York, Democrat
Representative Lowey was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1988. From 1975 to 1985, she was the New York State Deputy Director of the Division of Economic Opportunity. From 1985 to 1987, she was New York’s Assistant Secretary of State. The following is from the September 14, 2001, House floor debate on emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from and response to terrorist attacks on the United States. In my district today, children grieve for the fathers and mothers who did not come home from work on Tuesday. So many families are grieving. By now we have all…
