Former Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, died on Saturday, according to a statement from her family sent to CBS. "With great sadness ...

Nita M. Lowey, a liberal New York Democrat who won ... as the first female chair of the House Appropriations Committee, died March 15 at her home in Harrison, New York. She was 87.

Nita M. Lowey, a veteran legislator from New York who served 16 terms until her retirement at the end of the 116th Congress, ...

Former New York Rep. Nita Lowey (D) died on Saturday, her family confirmed in a statement sent to CBS News. “With great ...

Lowey died on Saturday surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren in her home in Harrison, New York. "Nita has ...

Flags were flying at half-staff in New York Monday in honor of former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, who died at age 87 on Saturday following a fight with breast cancer. Trump signs order directing ...

said she died Saturday after battling metastatic breast cancer. NEW YORK - Former long-serving U.S. Representative Nita Lowey ...

March 16 (UPI) --Longtime U.S. Rep Nita Lowey, 87, of New York,. has died from metastatic breast cancer, her family announced ...