May 21, 2013

Rep. Louise M. Slaughter Reacts to Oklahoma Tornado

WASHINGTON- This afternoon, Rep. Louise M. Slaughter released the following statement in reaction to the destruction and loss of life caused by a tornado that touched down in Oklahoma on Monday, May 20, 2013.

May 17, 2013

House GOP Blocks Disclosure Of Political Intelligence Industry For Second Time

Slaughter Will Introduce Bill To Provide Transparency

Louise describes the latest political intelligence scandal to rock Washington, DC

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), Ranking Member on the House Rules Committee, spoke on the House floor about the need to shine a light on the practice of political intelligence, and criticized the House GOP for blocking an amendment in the Rules Committee that would have provided transparency for the growing industry.

May 16, 2013

Slaughter Blasts GOP for Wasting Americans’ Time, Money, and Patience on 37th Failed Attempt To Repeal Obamacare

Tells House Republicans to Stop Political Grandstanding, Fix Sequester Instead

May 17, 2013

Louise on "Bashir Live"

Watch Louise's Interview with Martin Bashir.

May 09, 2013

High-Tech Job Creation in Rochester

Last Friday, Louise visited an innovative and groundbreaking Rochester company that is creating the local jobs of the 21^st Century. 

Headquartered in Eastman Business Park, ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems is a growing optics and imaging company that employs more than 1,100 workers. Louise visited Exelis to view progress on their latest satellite payload, WorldView III. WorldView III is an imaging telescope that will be launched into space in August 2014 after more than 30 months of high-tech construction.

May 08, 2013

Floor Speech: Consideration of the Rules for HR 807

On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, Louise managed the Democratic debate time for consideration of the Rule for HR 807. You can watch her speech below as well as the transcript of the speech as prepared for delivery.