VDARE.com: Blog Articles (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Jim Russell is the author of Breach of Faith: American Churches and the Immigration Crisis. (Joe Guzzardi discussed it here.) He’s also running for Congress, which doesn’t have enough authors in it. He’s running against Nita Lowey in Westchester County, where immigration is pretty bad. Immigration foe makes run at Lowey By Gerald McKinstry The Journal News, October [...]
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Jim Russell, a Republican running against Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, said the current $700 billion bailout gives “too much power to the secretary of the treasury.” “It surrenders a great deal of authority to Mr. Paulson,” Russell said in an interview this week. “I’m interested in the securing of investments of middle class people.” Russell wants a [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
DENVER, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript of a speech, as prepared for delivery by Nita Lowey, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York, at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, August 27, 2008: (Logo: ) Scheduled for delivery: August 27, 2008 - 5:00-6:00 pm MT EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY The Honorable Nita Lowey ...
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, will speak Wednesday evening at the Democratic National Convention.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... breast cancer and the environment. President Bush signed the bill, authored by Congresswomen Nita Lowey (D-NY), Sue Myrick (R-NC), and Lois Capps (D-CA), into law today. (Logo: ) "We commend Congress for its bipartisan effort to examine the impact of environmental factors on breast cancer, while promoting collaboration among government agencies and between public entities and...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Patty Murray (Wash.); Reps. Diana DeGette (Colo.) and Nita Lowey (N.Y.); House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Henry Waxman (Calif.) and House Rules Committee Chair Louise Slaughter (N.Y.) led the effort to oppose the rule (Edney, CongressDaily, 10/2). Both senators on the Democratic presidential ticket, Barack Obama (Ill.) and...
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Local residents are planning demonstrations in Putnam and Rockland today to oppose the $700 billion bailout plan for Wall Street backed by President Bush. A protest was held yesterday in White Plains at U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey’s office. Putnam residents plan to gather today at 5 p.m. at the County Courthouse in Carmel at the north end [...]
New York Post (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
"We're getting hundreds of calls and e-mails. A lot of people are adamant that they don't want to see CEOs walk away with golden parachutes and rewards for those who acted irresponsibly," said a spokeswoman for Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland).
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
... bill -- titled the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 and sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) -- would have provided NIH with $40 million to establish and run "Centers of Excellence" around the country dedicated to research into the environmental causes of breast cancer. However, some members of the committee objected, arguing that federally funded scientists should...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
... Call's "50 Richest Members of Congress" list. Other New Yorkers on the list are: Westchester Rep. Nita Lowey (D), 17th, with $17.77 million, and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D), 29th, with $10.39 million. Among New Jersey lawmakers represented were Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D), seventh, with $55.33 million, and Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R), 12th, with $22.41 million. First on the list...
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Assemblywoman Sandy Galef will be the beneficiary of a fundraiser set for Sat, Sept. 27th at the home of David Swope, 132 Hawkes Avenue, Ossining. Congresswoman Nita Lowey is expected to attend, along with an unspecified “special Guest and speaker,” according to an email from Galef. Tickets are $125 per person or $200 per couple.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
In an early indication of congressional sentiment on the issue, Rep. Nita Lowey (D., N.Y.), chairwoman of the Appropriations subcommittee that deals with foreign assistance, called the plan "a signal of America's strong and unwavering commitment to the people of Georgia, a commitment that is shared by Congress and across political lines."
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
On two separate occasions during the 1 p.m. EDT hour of MSNBC’s "News Live," host Brian Williams continued to wonder if there will ever be a female president, bringing up the topic during discussions with Representative Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) and NBC Political Director Chuck Todd. Williams first brought up the topic during the second segment of the hour. After asking Rep. Lowey about...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
... government, which is capable of supporting many of these efforts with its oil revenues,” says Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., who chairs a House appropriations subcommittee that oversees spending for Iraq reconstruction.Lowey calls the security costs “exorbitant.” She has pushed legislation to boost contracting oversight by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.Overall...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
... which is capable of supporting many of these efforts with its … oil revenues," says Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., who chairs a House appropriations subcommittee that oversees spending for Iraq reconstruction.Lowey calls the security costs "exorbitant." She has pushed legislation to boost contracting oversight by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.Overall U.S....
