This week was a big week for Lowey in her home district. On October 28th Representative Lowey visited Gedney Yard in White Plains, an area in her district that was devastated by Superstorm Sandy. With $48 million in grants from FEMA, Lowey announced how pleased she is with the progress made on the site.
Two days later the Center for Disease Control issued new guidelines about prevention and response in schools to allergic reactions. These guidelines were created because of Congresswoman Lowey’s Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Act. Lowey is thrilled about the creation of these guidelines not only because it was her act that got them passed, but because she knows that they will create safer environments in schools. It will help her constituents, which is important to her.
Along with this idea of helping her constituents, Congresswoman Lowey fought hard this past week to gain funding for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement. In order to finish work on the bridge the project needed to gain a 1.6 billion dollar federal loan. Lowey fought hard for the loan; Cuomo said she was “tenacious in her advocacy.” The loan took over a year to approve and Lowey’s constituents are pleased.
Just as we’ve seen over the past semester and throughout her entire time in Congress, Lowey has a solid track record of pleasing her constituents. This week was no exception. After the chaos with the government shutdown, she is right back to working on grassroots campaigns.
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