Nita Lowey, the former 16-term congresswoman from New York, has died after a battle with breast cancer, her family says.

A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House ...

Former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, a long serving New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has died. She was 87. Lowey’s family, in a statement shared ...

Longtime U.S. Rep Nita Lowey, 87, of New York,. has died from metastatic breast cancer, her family announced Sunday.

America is a better country and New York is a better state for having had Nita Lowey as one of its most devoted public servants.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said her legacy will "live on in ...

Former New York Rep. Nita Lowey (D) died on Saturday, her family confirmed in a statement sent to CBS News. “With great sadness, we announce that former Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey died ...

Nita Lowey, the New York representative who became the first woman to lead the budget-setting House Appropriations Committee, has died. She was 87. Lowey died Saturday at her home in Harrison ...

Former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, a long serving New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has died. She was 87. Lowey’s family, in a statement ...

“With great sadness, we announce that former Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey died peacefully on March 15 at the age of 87, ...

Former US Rep. Nita Lowey, a long serving New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has died at age 87. Lowey's family, in a statement shared ...