Quotes by Nita Lowey

“I understand that youre coming here and that you put a plan in place. But we dont have the luxury not to consider what just happened as a wake-up call and to act now in addition to putting a plan in place,”

“I dont know who to believe,”

“a blow to our efforts to improve womens health around the world.”

“Essentially what that means is that groups that talk about family planning, that advocate family planning, cannot have dollars -- U.S. dollars,”

“I respect her process, and Mrs. Clinton is going to have to take the time she needs,”

“For six months, weve been hearing -- the check is in the mail, the check is in the mail and the New York delegation worked very, very hard. And today we opened the mailbox and the check is there and were going to continue to work with this administration to make sure the needs of New Yorkers are met,”

“Stand up, delink paying the UN dues from family planning. Dont let this issue be hijacked by an extremist group in the Republican party, ... Late Edition.”

“It is a step backwards, in my judgment, from the NAFTA I voted for, ... This bill relegates labor and the environment to second-class status.”

“In this election season, the Republican leadership has decided that its in their political interest to side with the ignorance and bigotry of the radical right,”

“Were not overly optimistic,”