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: Experience: House: District 17, 1989-Present; Home State: New York; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,561,504Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

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Full Name: Nita M. Lowey

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Stephen; 3 Children: Dana, Jackie, Douglas

Birth Date: 07/05/1937

Birth Place: Bronx, NY

Home City: Harrison, NY

Religion: Jewish

Education

BA, Marketing, Mount Holyoke College, 1959

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present

Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 2001-2002

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Founder, Afterschool Caucus

Member, Congressional Advisory Panel, National Campaign to Reduce Teen Pregnancy

Co-Chair, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Financing Task Force

Member, Congressional Armenian Caucus

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues

Member, Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional India Caucus

Member, Congressional Task Force on Terror Financing

Member, Congressional Ukranian Caucus

Former Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus

Member, Congressional Women's Caucus

Member, Democratic Steering Group

Member, Executive Committee, Albanian Issues Caucus

Former Chair, House Pro-Choice Caucus

Member, House Pro-Choice Caucus

Co-Founder, Hudson River Caucus

Co-Chair, Long Island Sound Caucus

Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus

Co-Chair, United Nations Working Group

Former Chair, United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations

Former Member, United States House Select Committee on Homeland Security

Professional Experience

Assistant Secretary of State, State of New York, 1985-1988

Employee, Division of Economic Opportunity, 1975-1985

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Close-Up Foundation

Deputy Whip, Democratic Study Group

Member, Effective Parenting Information for Children

Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group

Member, National Committee of Police Corps

Member, National Council for the Arts

Member, Westchester Jewish Conference

Member, Westchester Opportunity Program

Member, Windward School

Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Women's Network

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 461

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
02/06/2003	H.R.474	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement.	02/06/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
02/06/2003	H.R.473	Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2003	02/06/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
02/06/2003	H.R.472	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.	02/06/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
02/06/2003	H.R.471	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.	02/06/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
02/06/2003	H.R.470	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability.	02/06/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
11/22/2002	H.R.5747	Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act	11/22/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/21/2002	H.R.4976	Burton Greene Higher-Risk Impaired Driver Act	07/21/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
06/26/2002	H.R.4856	Medical Education Trust Fund Act of 2002	06/26/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. (All Actions)
05/21/2002	H.R.3913	Prescription Drug Benefit Equity Act of 2002	05/21/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. (All Actions)
05/17/2002	H.R.4704	Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act	05/17/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/15/2002	H.R.4743	Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2002	05/15/2002 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/26/2002	H.R.3989	Better Screening Test for Women Act	03/26/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
11/27/2001	H.R.3327	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability.	11/27/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
11/27/2001	H.R.3326	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.	11/27/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
11/27/2001	H.R.3325	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.	11/27/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
11/16/2001	H.R.3328	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement.	11/16/2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
11/05/2001	H.R.1724	United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2001	11/05/2001 Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to the views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill. (All Actions)
09/18/2001	H.R.2286	Investment in Quality School Leadership Act	09/18/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. (All Actions)
08/16/2001	H.R.2777	Family Planning State Empowerment Act of 2001	08/16/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
08/13/2001	H.R.1277	Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2001	08/13/2001 See H.R.1836. (All Actions)

Total: 5127

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2827	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/18/2017	H.Res.317	Calling for the unconditional release of United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens being held for political purposes by the Government of Iran.
05/18/2017	H.R.1911	Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.2498	To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
05/17/2017	H.R.2491	To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.Res.332	Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017	H.R.2309	Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.1005	To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2421	Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
05/04/2017	H.R.2389	To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
04/28/2017	H.R.2230	To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
04/28/2017	H.Res.295	Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2017, through May 6, 2017, as "National Small Business Week" to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States.
04/28/2017	H.R.2119	Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.Res.276	Expressing the sense of the House that more should be done to instill Holocaust education in school curricula around the country.

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