releases: https://norton.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norton-statement-on-the-retirement-of-lowey
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| https://norton.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norton-statement-on-the-retirement-of-lowey | Norton Statement on the Retirement of Lowey | 2019-10-16 | 2019 | 2019-10 | Democrat | House | DC | Eleanor Norton | N000147 | norton.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on the decision of House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey (D-NY) to retire: The nation will always be grateful that Congresswoman Nita Lowey served our country and the Congress with unusual distinction, whether in the majority or the minority, just as she always served the needs of her district, for more than three decades. As the first-ever woman to chair the Appropriations Committee, Congresswoman Lowey holds a unique place in our nation's history. Her support was particularly critical this Congress in passing a historic D.C. Appropriations bill, which for the first time since the Home Rule Act of 1973 did not appropriate D.C.'s local funds, but let stand the budget enacted by the D.C. Council. Moreover, the bill contained no anti-home-rule riders and provided $40 million for the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG), which now sends D.C. students to public colleges and universities in virtually all the states. I have particular reasons to be grateful for Congresswoman Lowey's service, along with the many districts that have benefited from her service to be United States. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |