Nita Lowey, who represented New York in the US House of Representatives for 32 years and was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, has passed away at the age of 87.
According to a report from the New York Post, she died on Saturday after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer.
The longtime lawmaker’s family announced her death in a statement, saying:
“We will miss her more than words can say and take great comfort in knowing that she lived a…
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