Rep. Louise Slaughter

Democrat  •  28th District, New York  •  13th Term  •  Sworn In 1987
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06/01/12
Audit: Monroe County used LDC to cover expenses, saddling taxpayers with $33-million in debt

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 ..

Source: WHEC TV-10
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06/01/12
Audit: Monroe County used LDC to cover expenses, saddling taxpayers with $33-million in debt

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 ..

Source: WHEC TV-10
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06/01/12
Dem lawmaker blasts FDA for 'ignoring' antibiotic resistance with recent court appeal

"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 ...

Source: Thehill.com
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06/01/12
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station to get Flight Simulator

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."

Source: WGRZ TV
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06/01/12
Congress cracking down on Asian carp

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

Source: Tonawanda News
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06/01/12
$6.1 Million for New NF Flight Simulator

...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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06/01/12
DiNapoli Finds More Trouble For A Monroe County LDC

...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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05/31/12
Lawmaker leads push for greater regulation of imported species

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.

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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05/31/12
This Hour: Latest Wisconsin news, sports, business and entertainment

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 ..

Source: WXOW TV-19
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05/31/12
Legislation in Congress proposes strengthening regulators to prevent exotic species invasions

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 ...

Source: Chicago Tribune
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05/31/12
Why close an office so key to our cross-border interests?

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

Source: niagarathisweek.com
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05/31/12
U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter Introduces Bill To Prevent The Import Of Harmful Non-Native Animals And Diseases

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 ...

Source: YAHOO!
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05/31/12
U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter Introduces Bill To Prevent The Import Of Harmful Non-Native Animals And Diseases

...-- 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

Source: PR Newswire
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05/31/12
U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter Introduces Bill To Prevent The Import Of Harmful Non-Native Animals And Diseases

...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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05/31/12
Bill seeks authority to prevent species invasions

...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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05/31/12
Bill seeks authority to prevent species invasions

...(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

Source: WBAY-TV
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05/30/12
Local Lawmakers Urge Canadian Government to Keep Consulate in Buffalo

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 ...

Source: WGRZ TV
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05/29/12
New Credit Card Rules Target Stay-At-Home Parents

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 ...

Source: Modern Mom
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05/29/12
Debra Saunders: In the House, is 80 over the hill?

...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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05/28/12
Women raped while in the US military are denied abortions. End this now

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

Source: The Guardian
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05/28/12
Dash for Dad 5K held today

The race was followed by a complimentary pancake breakfast with entertainment and a guest speaker Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. For more Rochester, N.Y. news go to our website www.whec.com.

Source: WHEC TV-10
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05/28/12
Playbook: Memorial Day edition

ALSO SPOTTED: DSCC’s Nathan Click and Patrick McHugh, DCCC’s Abby Curran, Sen. Bill Nelson Finance Director Jon Adrabi, AFT’s Marcus Mrowka, Rep. Louise Slaughter Finance Director Chris Harris, Small Business Administration’s Dan Jones and AARP’s

Source: Politico.com
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05/27/12
Falls ceremony honors fallen military, veterans

...who helped secure the rights we have and we give thanks to the names who will be on that wall." Higgins, who filled in for Rep. Louise Slaughter, who is recovering from an injury, spoke highly of the 1,500-ton granite structure recently built in the cit

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05/26/12
In the House, is 80 over the hill?

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 age matter? By itself, I’d say no ...

Source: Statesman Journal
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05/25/12
New Credit Card Rules Target Stay-At-Home Parents

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 ...

Source: Modern Mom
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05/24/12
The STOCK Act’s Lameness

A Few Years Tardy Interestingly, the original STOCK bill was first introduced back in 2006, during the Renaissance period, by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.). The only reason it was even resurrected from way back then was because of a CBS 60 ...

Source: advisorone.com
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05/24/12
Slaughter Responds To Brooks

Her speech prompted a response from Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. Brooks will challenge Slaughter in a run for New York’s 28th Congressional district, which include parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Orleans Counties. In a statement, Slaughter's ...

Source: 13 WHAM
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05/24/12
Marching to the new veterans memorial

Veteran and City Council member Robert Anderson, Mayor Paul Dyster and Rep. Brian Higgins, who will fill in for Rep. Louise Slaughter as the keynote speaker, are among the dignitaries expected to take part. "There'll be 70 units participating," Fabrizio sa

Source: Niagara Gazette
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05/24/12
The House's octogenarian incumbents

...Kos 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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05/23/12
In the House, Is 80 Over the Hill?

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 age matter? By itself, I'd say no -- although my ...

Source: Town Hall
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