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

Former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, a long serving New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the powerful House ...

Former New York Rep. Nita Lowey (D) died on Saturday, her family confirmed in a statement sent to CBS News. “With great ...

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

Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY) speaks onstage during Global Citizen: Movement Makers at NYU Skirball Center on September 19 ...

In a statement, Lowey's family said she died Saturday at her home in Harrison after battling metastatic breast cancer. Lowey ...

Nita Lowey, the New York representative who became the first woman to lead the budget-setting House Appropriations Committee, ...

Lowey, the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, represented the Hudson Valley for more than three decades ...

Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, died on Saturday, according to a statement ...