Nita Lowey Quotations

For six months, we've been hearing -- the check is in the mail, the check is in the mail and the New York delegation worked very, very hard. And today we opened the mailbox and the check is there and we're going to continue to work with this administration to make sure the needs of New Yorkers are met,

It is a step backwards, in my judgment, from the NAFTA I voted for, ... This bill relegates labor and the environment to second-class status.

I respect her process, and Mrs. Clinton is going to have to take the time she needs,

Stand up, delink paying the UN dues from family planning. Don't let this issue be hijacked by an extremist group in the Republican party, ... Late Edition.

Volunteers give so much of themselves to help those in need. In the case of Hurricane Katrina and other catastrophic disasters, we need their expertise and training for weeks and months, ... This legislation will help them continue to help others while also providing for their own families.

Essentially what that means is that groups that talk about family planning, that advocate family planning, cannot have dollars -- U.S. dollars,

I understand that you're coming here and that you put a plan in place. But we don't have the luxury not to consider what just happened as a wake-up call and to act now in addition to putting a plan in place,

are not penalized at the workplace for the help they provide.

This is a national emergency. I believe very strongly it should not depend upon where you live as to what sort of protection you get,

a blow to our efforts to improve women's health around the world.

Study after study has confirmed that after-school programs help students learn while ensuring that children are safe and productive after the regular school day ends, ... With the passage of this resolution, Congress is speaking with one voice in support of these important programs.

In this election season, the Republican leadership has decided that it's in their political interest to side with the ignorance and bigotry of the radical right,

The need for bold and aggressive federal action to create jobs and restore confidence in our battered economy is clear.

Eighty-six percent of the gun death of children under the age of 14 internationally is right here in the United States of America. It is madness.

The current formula is distributed as pork barrel, the same amount to everybody, no matter what, and it doesn't make sense, ... New Yorkers are not very pleased about being No. 1, but if we are No. 1 in the risk/threat/vulnerability category, we clearly should get the resources so that we can be prepared.