NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, a long serving New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has died. She was 87. *Billed as $4 ...

Former US Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, has died at age 87. She was close to Hillary Clinton.

Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, had a front row seat with the New York delegation at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.File photo Brian Tumulty, USA TODAY ...

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.

Former Jewish New York Congresswoman Nita Lowey passed away on Saturday at the age of 87, her family confirmed to CBS News. “With great sadness, we announce that former Congresswoman Nita M ...

The Nita Lowey fund should have focused more of its efforts on finding and connecting Palestinian youth at risk of being indoctrinated to hate Jews. THEN-US HOUSE Appropriations Committee chair ...

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.