U.S. Rep. Lowey looks back on her career

Nita Lowey BCW — From left: BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon; Congresswoman Nita Lowey; and Nita Lowey Scholarship recipient Victoria Baldini.

At The Business Council of Westchester”™s KeyBank Speaker Series program held at Tappan Hill in Tarrytown, veteran Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey had an upbeat message despite the turmoil in Washington.

“We were able to negotiate a bipartisan fiscal year 2020 spending bill that really does make critical investments in our communities, whether it”™s education, infrastructure, security, defense and biomedical research. It was a really good bill and I was very proud of that,” said Lowey, who serves as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

Lowey is retiring at the end of this year after having served 32 years in Congress.

The BCW announced the establishment of the Nita Lowey Scholarship seat in the BCW”™s Star Power program. The scholarship will be given each year to a deserving not-for-profit professional.

The inaugural award was presented to Victoria Baldini, executive assistant to the CEO of Andrus in Yonkers. Star Power is a professional development program designed to help build self-knowledge, relationship know-how and communication skills needed to launch and maintain a successful career.