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Kay Granger and Nita Lowey, the congressional couple that’s odd for getting along
Kay Granger (R-Texas) and Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) is decidedly odd. Granger and Lowey, the top foreign appropriators in the U.S. House of Representatives, are being noticed for what was commonplace a ...
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Nita Lowey, retiring after 32 years in Congress, gets teary recalling her Jewish legacy
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Nita Lowey, who is retiring after 32 years in Congress, fields a question about her legacy as a Jewish lawmaker. No trouble there — she talks about Israel and her Jewish ...
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Pro-Israel stalwart Nita Lowey says she won’t seek re-election
The first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, Lowey, 82, is among the most powerful Jewish members of Congress. WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., a pro-Israel stalwart ...
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Mondaire Jones, Nita Lowey’s presumed successor, says he’ll be a friend to Israel
(Jones announced his run as a primary challenger to Nita Lowey last summer. Lowey later announced her retirement, opening the field to several other candidates.) But despite his progressive policy ...
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As the sexual assault claim against Joe Biden builds, some Jewish women wonder whether he deserves their support
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Monday was supposed to have been a good news day for Joe Biden: The venerable New York congresswoman Nita Lowey convened hundreds of women on a phone call to launch a new ...
The Middletown Press19d
Middletown school to use $147,000 state grant for 'high-dosage' after-school tutoring, academics
The money awarded through the federal Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center grant program will be used for the school’s Global Citizens after-school programming. The program ...