Keeping America Strong and Secure
As a member of the Select Committee on Homeland Security, Nita Lowey is leading the fight to safeguard our communities from terrorism and to provide our police officers and firefighters with the resources they need to combat threats. Nita Lowey knows that the United States has a responsibility to demonstrate leadership for peace, security, and democratic values throughout the world. That is why she will continue working to strengthen our alliances, promote human rights, and ensure that America's armed forces are fully prepared for any conflict.

Expanding Economic Opportunity
Nita Lowey is determined to provide all Americans with an opportunity to succeed. Nita has fought to create new, high-paying jobs and to spur private sector investment. She has consistently supported responsible tax cuts to help families raise children, afford college, or pay for medical expenses. Nita has voted to reduce the federal budget deficit, so that we don't burden our children and grandchildren with debt. And Nita is at the forefront of efforts to combat the housing crisis and get our national economy moving again.

Making Quality Health Care Affordable
Nita Lowey has worked to cut the high cost of health care, invest in pioneering biomedical research, provide seniors with a prescription drug benefit under Medicare, and ensure that doctors, not insurance companies, make decisions about patient care.

Improving Education
Nita Lowey believes that quality schools are the key to successful communities and a bright future for our nation. She is leading the fight to expand after-school programming and to provide local districts with federal resources to modernize and expand school buildings. And Nita Lowey wants to make sure that every family can afford to send their children to college or vocational training.

Ensuring Retirement Security
Nita Lowey has been a tireless champion for the interests of senior citizens. Nita understands that seniors have earned the right to retirement security through hard work and sacrifice. She has fought to protect Social Security and ensure its solvency for future generations. And Nita will continue working for a real, voluntary prescription drug benefit under Medicare, so that no senior is ever forced to choose between food and medicine.

Protecting the Environment
Nita Lowey understands that a clean environment is essential to our health, quality of life, and economy. That is why she has been a powerful advocate for environmental conservation, tough clean air and water standards, investment in renewable energy, and protection of vital natural resources such as the Long Island Sound and the Hudson River.

Ending our Dependence on Foreign Oil
Nita Lowey believes we must end our dependence on Middle East oil and give American families relief from record-high energy and gas prices.

Providing Strong & Effective Global Leadership
As the Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Nita Lowey is among our nation's key leaders on international issues and a champion of enlightened foreign policy that promotes human rights while advancing America's national interests. She is working not only to fulfill our moral imperative to fight hunger, disease, and poverty, but to also ensure that our foreign assistance supports initiatives that will reduce vulnerability to radicalism and terror recruitment in the developing world.