Posting History for Rep Louise Slaughter
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| An Exciting Chance to Hear from Wendell Potter Health insurance reform continues to be the issue I’m hearing about most from my constituents. This Wednesday, at 2:00 p.m., I’ll be taking advantage of an opportunity to talk with a ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 08/11/2009 | 5 | 18 | - | 18 |
| Setting the Record Straight: The Public Option, Triggers, and Pilot Programs As the debate over health care reform continues, I want to take this chance to clear up some of the confusion about the terms that are being thrown around. With three bills in the House, and two ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 09/17/2009 | 451 | 245 | 4 | 49 |
| The Danish Example: Success with Antibiotic Use Restrictions The New York Times published a heartbreaking story last weekend about a young woman who was left paralyzed by a ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 10/09/2009 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 34 |
| FOIA Outrage: Senate Conferees Block Release of Abuse Photos In June I was able to block a legislative provision that would have superseded FOIA and suppressed the release of photos documenting prisoner abuse under the Bush Administration. Unfortunately, that ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 10/14/2009 | 22 | 23 | - | 53 |
| Setting the Record Straight: Single Payer Amendments to H.R. 3200 I want to talk with you about two proposed health care reforms that I have been hearing a lot about from my constituents – commonly called the Kucinich amendment and the Weiner Amendment. Both ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 10/21/2009 | 244 | 415 | 7 | 56 |
| Rules Committee Last Hurdle For Health Care Before Floor Vote This afternoon I will be chairing the Rules Committee as we meet to consider the historic Democratic health care reform bill. You can watch the meeting on C-SPAN, or on my ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 11/06/2009 | 14 | 27 | - | 31 |
| Escalation is the wrong strategy. It is time to leave Afghanistan. President Obama has announced his intention to send 30,000 more American combat personnel into Afghanistan, bringing the total number of U.S. troops there to 100,000 by next summer. During his speech, |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 12/03/2009 | 813 | 389 | 1 | 145 |
| Cap Credit Cards at 16% The American financial system is in dire straits, from top to bottom. The House in May passed legislation to curb the worst abuses of credit card companies, and just this month we created a new ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 12/18/2009 | 537 | 545 | 4 | 508 |
| National Girls and Women in Sports Day This Wednesday was National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate the enormous health benefits, both physical and mental, that girls and women gain ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 02/05/2010 | 5 | 12 | - | 37 |
| A Critical Week for Health Care Reform This is a critically important week on the path to health care reform. On Tuesday I met with Speaker Pelosi, Majority ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 02/25/2010 | 14 | 21 | - | 31 |
| A Transparent Process to a Great Accomplishment Sunday night the House of Representative passed the largest expansion of the American safety net in 45 years. It was my honor to vote in favor of this health care reform bill, and it will likely ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 03/23/2010 | 176 | 400 | 7 | 68 |
| 3 Out Of 4 Americans Agree: Preventing Pregnancy Is Preventive Care Sunday May 9, 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the use of the first birth control pill in the United States. This day marks one of the ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 05/12/2010 | 119 | 238 | 1 | 76 |
| Senate Must Press Elena Kagan on Women's Rights Yesterday, I formally asked the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to ask Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan about her views on abortion rights. The request came about because as a Co-Chair of the ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 05/19/2010 | 12 | 28 | - | 31 |
| Despite Republican Claims, Real Reform has Come to American Healthcare In addition to my post below, I encourage you to read today's post by dansac ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 09/23/2010 | 59 | 137 | 2 | 60 |
| Health Insurance Rate Hikes and Protecting Consumers Hi again folks,
As you know, I recently wrote a post here about how health care reform will protect patients’ rights. I read all of your comments and wanted to join in the conversation.
A ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 11/10/2010 | 28 | 36 | 2 | 86 |
| An Attack on Liberty: Judge Hudson’s Private Interests & Fox News' Political Messaging Hi Folks,
As you all know, on Monday, Judge Henry Hudson of the Federal District Court in Richmond, Virginia ruled that the individual mandate within the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional. ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 12/15/2010 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 288 |
| Why I am voting NO This evening, I will vote against extension of the Bush Tax Cuts of 2001 due to expire December 31 of this year. The bill, for the first time since Social Security was signed in 1935, interferes ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 12/16/2010 | 288 | 389 | 5 | 271 |
| And so the fight begins: Fighting Republican attempts to turn back progress Hi folks,
I must say, in Washington today it feels like it is 2004 all over again. With dizzying speed, the Republican Party is already abandoning all campaign promises to the American public, ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 01/05/2011 | 148 | 324 | 4 | 599 |
| How do we interpret the Second Amendment? Saturday’s tragic events have once again brought our attention to the role of guns in our society. Unlike the weeks and months following similar senseless tragedies at Columbine High School, ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 01/12/2011 | 117 | 33 | 1 | 71 |
| Equality is Choice The Republican Party would like you to think that the debate over their proposed anti-choice legislation (HR 3 and HR 358) is a debate about whether or not we should value life. Rest assured it is ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 02/17/2011 | 13 | 28 | - | 85 |
| On Events in Wisconsin Hello again friends,
I originally posted this statement on ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 02/24/2011 | 34 | 93 | - | 450 |
| Today’s Jobs Report and the Need for Jobs “Made in the USA” Hi Folks,
Most of you have probably already seen today’s dismal ... |
Rep Louise Slaughter | 06/03/2011 | 22 | 25 | - | 128 |