Nita Lowey, former NY member of Congress, dies at 87 The New York Democrat was the first woman to chair the Appropriations Committee.

Nita Lowey, the former 16-term congresswoman from New York, has died after a battle with breast cancer, her family says.

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 ...

Former Rep. Nita Lowey of Westchester County, known as a a fierce advocate in Congress for 32 years, died at age 87 after a battle with breast cancer, ...

Nita M. Lowey, a veteran legislator from New York who served 16 terms until her retirement after the 116th Congress, died on Saturday.

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 ...

Nita M. Lowey, Tenacious New York Representative, Dies at 87 A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations ...

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 ...

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 the powerful House Appropriations Committee, among many other ...

"With great sadness, we announce that former Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey died peacefully on March 15 at the age of 87, surrounded by her loving husband, children, and grandchildren, in her home in ...

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, her family announced ...

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 ...