Congresswoman Lowey visited Regeneron in Tarrytown to meet with middle school students and to discuss the importance of increasing access to STEM education for women and girls.
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester) was in Dobbs Ferry for a congressional tour of Children’s Village—one of four facilities in Westchester County holding immigrant children separated from their families at the border by the Trump Administration.
Congresswoman Nita Lowey held a press conference at Ossining Children’s Center to announce a significant increase in federal funding for child care and early learning services as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018, which funds the federal government through September.
Congresswoman Lowey, on the heels of the past weekend’s nationwide gun safety events, met in White Plains with students and teachers from Westchester and Rockland counties about gun violence prevention and meaningful reform to strengthen and expand gun laws.
Congresswoman Nita Lowey and New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul were joined by high school winners of the 2018 Westchester Science & Engineering Fair and their respective science teachers, school officials, and local scientists at a roundtable discussion focused on encouraging women and girls to enter STEM fields and on supporting female students pursuing STEM degrees.
Congresswoman Lowey was joined by Lower Hudson Valley elected officials and residents to demand long-term solutions to the systemic issues plaguing the post office branches in Westchester and Rockland counties, including lost checks, missing bills, and undelivered medications.