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. >> representative nita lowey was -- is retiring from congress after 32 years in the house. she is led the appropriations committee since 2013. she is the first woman to do so. this is 30 minutes. peter: after a career that has spanned 32 years, including two presidential impeachments, 9/11, and the covid-19 pandemic, nita lowey is retiring after being elected from her district in new york 16 times. representative lowey, why are you leaving now? rep. lowey: i think after 32 years, and frankly, i have a career i am very proud of, i have done a great deal, i think it is time. it has been such an honor and a privilege to serve my community and my country in the united states congress, and i will always be grateful to the people who entrusted me to represent them, in westchester, queens, the bronx, etc. my former districts. they all, all these people who elected me, who made it possible for me to become the first woman to chair the house appropriations committee, the greatest honor of my professional life, and i do hope that that historic achievement, when they look at my portra
. >> representative nita lowey was -- is retiring from congress after 32 years in the house. she is led the appropriations committee since 2013. she is the first woman to do so. this is 30 minutes. peter: after a career that has spanned 32 years, including two presidential impeachments, 9/11, and the covid-19 pandemic, nita lowey is retiring after being elected from her district in new york 16 times. representative lowey, why are you leaving now? rep. lowey: i think after 32 years, and...
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, nita lowey is retiring after being elected from her district in new york 16 times. representative lowey, why are you leaving now? rep. lowey: i think after 32 frankly, i have a career i am very proud of, i have done a great deal, i think it is time. it has been such an honor and a privilege to serve my community and my country and the united states congress -- in the united states congress, and i will always be grateful to the people who entrusted me to represent them, westchester, coins, the bronx,-- queens, the etc. they all come all these people who elected me, who made it possible for me to chair the house appropriations committee, the greatest honor of my professional life, and i do hope that that historic achievement, when they look at my portrait under appropriation wall, will inspire all the women and girls to get involved in the community. host: do you remember when you first got interested in politics? rep. lowey: well, shall i tell you, this is like true confessions interview. i was president in my class in the sixth grade, president of my class at the br
, nita lowey is retiring after being elected from her district in new york 16 times. representative lowey, why are you leaving now? rep. lowey: i think after 32 frankly, i have a career i am very proud of, i have done a great deal, i think it is time. it has been such an honor and a privilege to serve my community and my country and the united states congress -- in the united states congress, and i will always be grateful to the people who entrusted me to represent them, westchester, coins, the...
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congress -- madam chair, nita lowey and chair, richard shelby, have agreed on the 302-b's. that's more appropriations talk. and how they would proceed. they made great progress. more needs to be done. and at the same time, simultaneous with that, we're working on the covid package. on wednesday, was our deadliest day. every day that anyone dies is a complete tragedy for our country. 2,800 americans lost. we believe that one of the saddest parts of it is the neglect that this administration has delayed, denial, distortion, hoax, and now finally we have a new dynamic, a new president, in a little more than a month, committed to crushing the virus. a new dynamic, a vaccine, a successful vaccine. more than one successful vaccine to make all the difference in the world. that is imminent. until the inauguration and the emergence of the vaccine, which will be soon, but not for everyone, just because of the quantity needed and the money needed to go from vaccine, from the lab, to vaccination to the arm, and that is going to require more than we're talking about now. but what joe bi
congress -- madam chair, nita lowey and chair, richard shelby, have agreed on the 302-b's. that's more appropriations talk. and how they would proceed. they made great progress. more needs to be done. and at the same time, simultaneous with that, we're working on the covid package. on wednesday, was our deadliest day. every day that anyone dies is a complete tragedy for our country. 2,800 americans lost. we believe that one of the saddest parts of it is the neglect that this administration has...
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all , with high praise for of our chairs and, again, of madam cognition chair nita lowey for her last bill on the floor, i say to them, all the so hard. worked again, it all comes back to amilies who lost their loved ones, those who became -- illions and millions of people who were infected, some more seriously than others. know the after-effects it may have. we have know that hope, we have a vaccine, and we have a president coming into believes in science nd cares about people and recogniz ofognizes -- values the work our first responders and health us. workers, etc., do with so madam chair, prayerfully, as ou began -- as our chaplain egan, prayerfully i close my remarks, assuring for whatever it's worth, there's many that this body and respect the american people have had a the family because of so many people who have lost ones and we have all lost. prayerfully, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the back.woman yields does the urpose gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i seek one house.to speak to the the speaker pro tempore: witho
all , with high praise for of our chairs and, again, of madam cognition chair nita lowey for her last bill on the floor, i say to them, all the so hard. worked again, it all comes back to amilies who lost their loved ones, those who became -- illions and millions of people who were infected, some more seriously than others. know the after-effects it may have. we have know that hope, we have a vaccine, and we have a president coming into believes in science nd cares about people and recogniz...
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all , with high praise for of our chairs and, again, of madam cognition chair nita lowey for her last bill on the floor, i say to them, all the so hard. worked again, it all comes back to amilies who lost their loved ones, those who became -- illions and millions of people who were infected, some more seriously than others. know the after-effects it may have. we have know that hope, we have a vaccine, and we have a president coming into believes in science nd cares about people and recogniz ofognizes -- values the work our first responders and health us. workers, etc., do with so madam chair, prayerfully, as ou began -- as our chaplain egan, prayerfully i close my remarks, assuring for whatever it's worth, there's many that this body and respect the american people have had a the family because of so many people who have lost ones and we have all lost. prayerfully, i yield back the b b >> u.s. house has reached a deal that will be part of 2021 federal spending. details are still being hammered out. government funding expires tonight at midnight. the house is expected back shortly for
all , with high praise for of our chairs and, again, of madam cognition chair nita lowey for her last bill on the floor, i say to them, all the so hard. worked again, it all comes back to amilies who lost their loved ones, those who became -- illions and millions of people who were infected, some more seriously than others. know the after-effects it may have. we have know that hope, we have a vaccine, and we have a president coming into believes in science nd cares about people and recogniz...
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nita lowey on our side. those are the two main negotiators in all of this. also again they want to find common ground and i think they're close to that. and then when the committees cannot find their common ground, what is left is what is kicked p to the principal -terms of leadership. we don't negotiate the bill all along. so when that comes, if they have not resolved, which i hope they will and they can, then that's when we would as normal, regular order would be. reporter: this week, congresswoman delauro held a hearing on repealing the hyde amendment. will a bill repealing the hyde amendment be in the house? ms. pelosi: i don't know if there'll be a bill to do that but it will be part of legislation. i have been an opponent of the hyde amendment long before i came to congress. i would be receptive to that happening. reporter: does it depends on the outcome of the of the senate what the house does? ms. pelosi: our biggest partner in all of this are the american people are the american people. and the american people know that we have to have fairness in w
nita lowey on our side. those are the two main negotiators in all of this. also again they want to find common ground and i think they're close to that. and then when the committees cannot find their common ground, what is left is what is kicked p to the principal -terms of leadership. we don't negotiate the bill all along. so when that comes, if they have not resolved, which i hope they will and they can, then that's when we would as normal, regular order would be. reporter: this week,...
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nita lowey. i went to school with -- in nita lowey's district many, many years ago. and when she came here, we became friends and shortly thereafter she came on the appropriations committee and we served together as speaker pelosi said on the labor, health and human services and education subcommittee, the appropriations committee of the i served on that committee for 23 -- committee. i served on that committee for 23 years. i have a great affection for that committee. which served under a gentleman from the state of kentucky. he used to stand when he presented that bill to the floor and say, this is the people's bill. mr. speaker, this is the people's bill. this is the bill that must pass. they say that good things come to those who wait. they've waited too long. too much pain. physical. too many deaths. too much psychological damage. oo many lost jobs. this is, however, a good thing that will come to those who need it so badly. i want to thank chairwoman lowey, who has formed such extraordinary -- performed such extraordinary service on the committee for such a lon
nita lowey. i went to school with -- in nita lowey's district many, many years ago. and when she came here, we became friends and shortly thereafter she came on the appropriations committee and we served together as speaker pelosi said on the labor, health and human services and education subcommittee, the appropriations committee of the i served on that committee for 23 -- committee. i served on that committee for 23 years. i have a great affection for that committee. which served under a...
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. >> representative nita lowey was -- is retiring from congress after 32 years in the house. she is led the appropriations committee since 2013. she is the first woman to do so. this is 30 minutes. peter: after a career that has spanned 32 years, including two presidential impeachments, 9/11, and the covid-19 pandemic, nita lowey is retiring after being elected from her district in new york 16 times. representative lowey, why are you leaving now? rep. lowey: i think after 32 years, and frankly, i have a career i am very proud of, i have done a great deal, i think
. >> representative nita lowey was -- is retiring from congress after 32 years in the house. she is led the appropriations committee since 2013. she is the first woman to do so. this is 30 minutes. peter: after a career that has spanned 32 years, including two presidential impeachments, 9/11, and the covid-19 pandemic, nita lowey is retiring after being elected from her district in new york 16 times. representative lowey, why are you leaving now? rep. lowey: i think after 32 years, and...
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representative engel: when i was elected in 1988, the district to the north of me was nita lowey. she and i got elected at the same time and now we are both retiring. we will have served the exact same time in congress. she is chairman of the appropriations committee and i am chairman of the foreign affairs committee, and we are good personal friends. it is amazing, how we stayed, and both of us started at the same time and are leaving at the same time. there have been a number of friends i have had. jerry nadler is someone i knew from albany at the state legislature. we were personal friends before we were elected to anything, and there were others as well. was elected i had small children, so it was a bit difficult, but we have had the children here for a number of years, they are now back in new york, but they lived here. i am just always amazed at the amazing people, colleagues who run for office, who do well. if i don't agree with them on some issues, they are not my enemies. we are all americans and we are all proud to represent america. greta: what about on the other of the
representative engel: when i was elected in 1988, the district to the north of me was nita lowey. she and i got elected at the same time and now we are both retiring. we will have served the exact same time in congress. she is chairman of the appropriations committee and i am chairman of the foreign affairs committee, and we are good personal friends. it is amazing, how we stayed, and both of us started at the same time and are leaving at the same time. there have been a number of friends i...
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then also from me you are, representative, nita lowey. after that, princeton university's eddie glaude on his new book "begin again." congressman, peter york is retiring from the u.s. house after 14 terms and nearly three decades, we spoke with him last week. this is 40 minutes. king,so representative after 20 years on capitol hill, why are you calling it quits? i loved every minute of it down here. it was a dream of a lifetime. you get to a certain stage, i will be 77 years old in a few months. i'm in good health, my wife is in good health. my wife moved to north carolina with her children and her husband. i am healthy. i'm staying active and in new york. have -- i have several different job opportunities. a radio show, who knows? i'll be competing with c-span. host: will you be involved in politics? rep. king: i'm not going to run again. but i have been part of the upstate party. i'm definitely going to stay active in new york, rhode island, new york city, new york state. try to stay relevant after you are out of office. host: what is [
then also from me you are, representative, nita lowey. after that, princeton university's eddie glaude on his new book "begin again." congressman, peter york is retiring from the u.s. house after 14 terms and nearly three decades, we spoke with him last week. this is 40 minutes. king,so representative after 20 years on capitol hill, why are you calling it quits? i loved every minute of it down here. it was a dream of a lifetime. you get to a certain stage, i will be 77 years old in a...
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then also from me you are, representative, nita lowey. after that, princeton university's eddie glaude on his new book "begin again." congressman, peter york is retiring from the u.s. house after 14 terms and nearly three decades, we spoke with him last week. this is 40 minutes. king,so representative after 20 years on capitol hill, why are you calling it quits? rep. king:
then also from me you are, representative, nita lowey. after that, princeton university's eddie glaude on his new book "begin again." congressman, peter york is retiring from the u.s. house after 14 terms and nearly three decades, we spoke with him last week. this is 40 minutes. king,so representative after 20 years on capitol hill, why are you calling it quits? rep. king:
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. >> representative nita lowey is retiring from congress after 32
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nita lowey expressed no interest in doing so. even if there was interest both house and senate there is probably not time to do that during the remainder of the president's term. jackie: chad, thank you so much. you are such a wealth of knowledge. great reporting. fight for the controlled of the senate entering the final days as president trump announces plans to hold a rally in georgia the night before the crucial runoff. rich edson is with the president in west palm beach, florida, rich? reporter: good afternoon. what we're looking at here is the president just with the last few days of his holiday trip here to florida, but he is looking to events happening next week. one of those is of course the georgia runoff. the president will get involved. he tweets, on behalf of two great senators, senator david perdue and kelly loeffler, i will be going to georgia monday night, january 4th, to have a big wonderful rally. so important for our country that they win. both georgia senators are up in a special election next week. republicans
nita lowey expressed no interest in doing so. even if there was interest both house and senate there is probably not time to do that during the remainder of the president's term. jackie: chad, thank you so much. you are such a wealth of knowledge. great reporting. fight for the controlled of the senate entering the final days as president trump announces plans to hold a rally in georgia the night before the crucial runoff. rich edson is with the president in west palm beach, florida, rich?...
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as the member designated by nita lowey pursuant to h. res. 965, i inform the house that mrs. lowey will vote yea. as the member designated by by cardinal jose serrano pursuant i inform the house that cardinal jose serrano h.r. 6395 over objection of the president. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new mexico -- >> as the member designated by mr. phillips pursuant to h. res. 965, i inform the house that mr. phillips will vote yeah on passing h.r. 6395 over objection of the president. s the member designated by mr. malinowski, pursuant to h. res. 965, i inform the house that he over ote yes on h.r. 6395 objection of the president. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. sires, pursuant to h. res. 965, i inform the house that mr. sires will vote yes on passing h.r. 6395 over objection of the president. as the member designated by mr. bill pascrell, pursuant to h. res. 965, i inform the house that mr. pascrell will vote yes on passing
as the member designated by nita lowey pursuant to h. res. 965, i inform the house that mrs. lowey will vote yea. as the member designated by by cardinal jose serrano pursuant i inform the house that cardinal jose serrano h.r. 6395 over objection of the president. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new mexico -- >> as the member designated by mr. phillips pursuant to h. res. 965, i inform the house that mr. phillips will vote yeah on passing h.r. 6395 over...
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congresswoman nita lowey, who chairs the house appropriations committee, said she anr ecdemocrats "will rejt any rescissions submitted by the present's statement also called for congress to increase the bill's $600 checks for americans earning up to $75,000 a year to $2000. >> republicans have a choice: vote for this legislation or vote to deny the american peoe thbigger paychecks they need. >> reporter: >> brangham: that gave democrats in the house of representatives the opportunity to vote today on an attempt to push through those $2000 checks, forcing republicans to either approve the spending, or break with the president. ut that measure is unlikely to pass the senate, with majority republicans opposed to suchher relief spending. >> senate democrats arting for $2,000 per person.ra >>ham: today in new york, senate minority leader chuck onhumer called for president trump to leaenate republicans to get those bigger checks passed. >> today i am telling donald trump don't just talk it, act.se theste republicans have followed you thrgh thick and thin, get them now to act and00 support the
congresswoman nita lowey, who chairs the house appropriations committee, said she anr ecdemocrats "will rejt any rescissions submitted by the present's statement also called for congress to increase the bill's $600 checks for americans earning up to $75,000 a year to $2000. >> republicans have a choice: vote for this legislation or vote to deny the american peoe thbigger paychecks they need. >> reporter: >> brangham: that gave democrats in the house of representatives the...
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finally, let me offer my greatest appreciation for chairwoman nita lowey. yes, an angel on this floor for so many years, guiding us, leading us in a way that brought back the kind of success that america needs. and i thank ms. delauro for -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. ms. jackson lee: thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: mr. speaker, before i close, i want to take a minute to congratulate congresswoman delauro for being named chairwoman of the full committee. next congress. i look forward to working with you in the coming years. i urge my colleagues to vote yes on the bill before us today. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: if i may for a moment, i know the majority leader has left the floor, but i thank him for his congratulations and his warm words. and look forward to working in conjuncti
finally, let me offer my greatest appreciation for chairwoman nita lowey. yes, an angel on this floor for so many years, guiding us, leading us in a way that brought back the kind of success that america needs. and i thank ms. delauro for -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. ms. jackson lee: thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: mr. speaker, before i...