Rep. Nita Lowey, the first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee and a 31-year veteran of Congress, announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of next year. Lowey is a longtime ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and is one of Capitol Hill's old-school dealmakers
WASHINGTON — Rep. Nita Lowey, the first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee and a 31-year veteran of Congress, announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of next year.
"Frankly to have a job that I love so very much made this a very difficult choice," Lowey said in an interview."But I just felt it was time." Her 17th Congressional District is north of the city and includes Rockland County and parts of Westchester County.
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