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

Nita M. Lowey, a veteran legislator from New York who served 16 terms until her retirement after the 116th Congress, died on ...

Lowey’s family, in a statement shared by the Westchester County Democratic Committee, said she died Saturday after battling ...

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

NEW YORK -- 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 ...

The New York Democrat sponsored more than 500 pieces of legislation and co-sponsored thousands more, with more than 400 ...

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

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