Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]

Audit: Monroe County used LDC to cover expenses, saddling taxpayers with $33-million in debt

2012-06-01T18:22:16Z

Congresswoman Louise Slaughter is running against current Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks for the 25th Congressional District. A spokesperson for Slaughter responded to today’s audit in saying, “Maggie Brooks has driven Monroe County into $389 ..

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Audit: Monroe County used LDC to cover expenses, saddling taxpayers with $33-million in debt

2012-06-01T18:22:16Z

Dem lawmaker blasts FDA for 'ignoring' antibiotic resistance with recent court appeal

2012-06-01T17:46:28Z

"I suppose it’s not much of a surprise," Rep. Louise Slaughter (N.Y.) said of the FDA. "They’ve buried their heads in the sand and ignored the threat of antibiotic resistance for well over 30 years. But avoiding this problem … only increases the ...

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Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station to get Flight Simulator

2012-06-01T06:47:54Z

Hochul said. "I'd also like to commend my colleague Rep. Louise Slaughter for her efforts to bringing the simulator to the Air Reserve Station."

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Congress cracking down on Asian carp

2012-06-01T02:58:50Z

Tonawanda News — With a number of Democratic leaders putting their weight behind tactics to halt the spread of Asian Carp into local waterways, Rep. Louise Slaughter introduced legislation on Wednesday on the House floor that would take it one step furth

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$6.1 Million for New NF Flight Simulator

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...plays in our national security, and the construction of this facility strengthens future of the base," Rep. Hochul said. "I'd also like to commend my colleague Rep. Louise Slaughter for her efforts to bringing the simulator to the Air Reserve Station.".

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DiNapoli Finds More Trouble For A Monroe County LDC

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...as Republican three-term County Executive Maggie Brooks is in the middle of her campaign to oust longtime Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter. This isn’t the first time Monroe County LDCs have come under scrutiny. DiNapoli today recommended that the coun

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Lawmaker leads push for greater regulation of imported species

2012-05-31T16:36:04Z

Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday introduced the Invasive Fish and Wildlife Protection Act of 2012, which would give the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service greater authority to identify potential troublemakers and block their importation.

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This Hour: Latest Wisconsin news, sports, business and entertainment

2012-05-31T16:00:17Z

Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York said Thursday she's introduced a bill that would strengthen the authority of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list animals as injurious. That designation prohibits them from being imported or shipped between states ..

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Legislation in Congress proposes strengthening regulators to prevent exotic species invasions

2012-05-31T15:24:29Z

Why close an office so key to our cross-border interests?

2012-05-31T13:15:38Z

In an introductory note in the official booklet for the celebrations, St. Catharines MP Rick Dykstra and Western New York Congresswoman Louise Slaughter praise the work of both offices, saying that “making an occasion of this consequence is no small feat

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U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter Introduces Bill To Prevent The Import Of Harmful Non-Native Animals And Diseases

2012-05-31T11:21:06Z

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday evening, the Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 5864) was introduced by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), and a bipartisan group of nine original co-sponsors to ...

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U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter Introduces Bill To Prevent The Import Of Harmful Non-Native Animals And Diseases

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...-- Yesterday evening, the Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 5864) was introduced by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), and a bipartisan group of nine original co-sponsors to prevent the import of harmful, non-native fish, wildlife, and

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U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter Introduces Bill To Prevent The Import Of Harmful Non-Native Animals And Diseases

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...Newswire/ -- Yesterday evening, the Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 5864) was introduced by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), and a bipartisan group of nine original co-sponsors to prevent the import of harmful, non-native fish, wild

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Bill seeks authority to prevent species invasions

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...Federal regulators could move more quickly to prevent exotic species invasions under legislation proposed in Congress. Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York said Thursday she's introduced a bill that would strengthen the authority of the U.S. Fish and Wildl

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Bill seeks authority to prevent species invasions

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...(AP) - Federal regulators could move more quickly to prevent exotic species invasions under legislation proposed in Congress. Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York said Thursday she's introduced a bill that would strengthen the authority of the U.S. Fish an

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Local Lawmakers Urge Canadian Government to Keep Consulate in Buffalo

2012-05-30T14:06:56Z

Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand along with Representatives Louise Slaughter, Brian Higgins and Kathy Hochul ... The Consulate's presence is also representative of the strong and enduring relationship between the two countries along one ...

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New Credit Card Rules Target Stay-At-Home Parents

2012-05-29T12:42:13Z

In response to the outcry, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Louise Slaughter have written a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saying that this is not the interpretation they supported when they launched the credit card reform ...

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Debra Saunders: In the House, is 80 over the hill?

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

...Elections folks that announced that six of them – Reps. Ralph Hall, R-Texas; Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md.; John Conyers, D-Mich.; Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y.; Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.; and Stark – "could lose." One, Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., is retiring. Does

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Women raped while in the US military are denied abortions. End this now

2012-05-28T15:20:53Z

the time is ripe for giving military women "the rights of the constitution that they defend", as congresswoman Louise Slaughter has put it. Otherwise, those that deny them that right (primarily, though not exclusively, the conservative right) risk exposing

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