Representatives Nita Lowey and Steve Israel announced today that an amendment has passed the House that would enable New York City to receive more anti-terrorism funding.
Under the new amendment, grant recipients of the Urban Areas Security Initiative would be limited to 25 of the highest-risk cities in the nation.
"I am pleased this amendment Read More
New York lawmakers Peter King and Nita Lowey sent a letter to President Obama today imploring him to meet New York's financial needs for homeland security in his proposed budget for the fiscal year 2012.
Peter King serves as the chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Lowey is the only New Yorker on Read More
Rep. Nita Lowey, a Democrat from Westchester, put out a statement saying she thinks Governor David Paterson's time in office is over.
Lowey:
"These very serious allegations must be fully and swiftly investigated, and if they are true, the Governor should no longer be in office.
"Aside from the allegations, the political reality is the Governor cannot Read More
Reshma Saujani kicked off her congressional campaign standing on a bench inside a coffee shop on 13th Street called "Everyman Espresso."
The next morning, Rep. Carolyn Maloney hosted a star-studded fund-raising breakfast at the Yale Club that brought in about $100,000, her aides said.
The Democratic primary on Manhattan's East Side is officially underway--which is something Read More
ALBANY—Bill Owens has been to two fund-raisers outside his district in the last week.
Last Wednesday, he attended a $1,000-a-head fundraiser at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C. According to a person who was there, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Representatives Joe Crowley, Nita Lowey and Scott Murphy Read More
Michael Bloomberg said he can still work with Governor David Paterson, even though the governor endorsed the mayor’s Democratic opponent earlier today.
At a press conference in his campaign office, Bloomberg said, “I have been a strong supporter of David Paterson. He is our governor and as long as he is our governor you Read More
The Republican takeover of the State Senate has taken the state's Democratic establishment completely by surprise.
I mentioned the development to Representative Nita Lowey as I was interviewing her for a different story.
"What?!" said Lowey, a former chairwoman of the DCCC. "Who flipped now?"
"I can't believe that," she said.
Asked for a reaction to Read More
According to Jose Serrano, Kirsten Gillibrand is going after the low-hanging fruit first.
In the days since Representative Steve Israel decided not to consider a primary against Gillibrand, following calls from President Barack Obama and Senator Chuck Schumer, other members of the New York Congressional delegation have quickly lined up in support Read More
Steve Israel’s decision to abandon a potential primary challenge to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was apparently the trigger for some members of the New York Congressional delegation to coalesce around the incumbent, as Gillibrand’s campaign rolled out endorsements today from representatives Yvette Clarke and Michael McMahon (as well as from State Senate Majority Leader Read More
ALBANY—As a candidate to replace Hillary Clinton when she becomes secretary of state, Representative Kirsten Gillibrand is thought to be an attractive option because she represents an upstate district and would be the only woman to hold an elected statewide post.
But the head of the New York chapter of the National Organization Read More
If Hillary Clinton’s becomes Barack Obama’s Secretary of State, Governor David Paterson fills her vacancy in the Senate.
Speculation began immediately about what he might do, and here, compiled with the help of readers, is a rundown of some of the possibilities. The list is not comprehensive. It is not scientific. It is not Read More
Here’s a clip from About halfway through, Powell says, “We’ve lost our backbone.” He adds later, “A lot of us have become spineless Democrats.”Towns voted against FISA. In case you’re wondering, Democratic members of Congress from New York who supported FISA include Tim Bishop and Carolyn McCarthy of Long Island; Gary Ackerman, Greg Meeks Read More
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It was only after the midterm elections that the real campaigning began. Below is a letter, dated November 15, from Charlie Rangel and Nita Lowey asking Nancy Pelosi to put Joe Crowley on the influential House Ways and Means Committee. It's a position that provides access to business-minded constituents with lots of campaign cash to Read More
The Drum Major Institute just released its official report card focusing on how members of Congress performed for middle class Americans. Unsurprisingly, given the organization's liberal outlooks, they failed 99 percent of House Republicans. Slightly more surprisingly, only gave 20 percent of House Democrats scored an "A." The star members of the New York Read More
