Rep. Louise Slaughter, the oldest sitting member of Congress, has died at 88 US news 1 hour ago According to her office, the New York congresswoman passed away after being hospitalized for a fall at her home last week. Slaughter was currently serving her 16th term and was one of the longest-serving House Democrats.
CNN The dean of the New York congressional delegation had fallen near her D.C. home last week, suffered an injury, and had been hospitalized at George Washington University Hospital.
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The dean of the New York congressional delegation had fallen near her D.C. home last week, suffered an injury, and had been hospitalized at George Washington University Hospital.
New York Rep. Louise Slaughter passed away after complications from an injury, her office confirmed. She was 88. https://t.co/ApFpa7rR5yâ Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) March 16, 2018
New York Rep. Louise Slaughter passed away after complications from an injury, her office confirmed. She was 88. https://t.co/ApFpa7rR5y
Louise Slaughter helped craft the STOCK Act, which required more federal transparency.Real-world impact: Her law led to disclosures about Tom PriceâÂÂs controversial stock trades as well as the financial conflicts that eventually forced the CDC director to resign.â Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 16, 2018
Louise Slaughter helped craft the STOCK Act, which required more federal transparency.Real-world impact: Her law led to disclosures about Tom PriceâÂÂs controversial stock trades as well as the financial conflicts that eventually forced the CDC director to resign.
Besides breaking ground in politics, Louise Slaughter got a BS in microbiology & a Masters in public health at the University of Kentucky in 1951/1953. Unusual in a period when women were being shooed not just off factory floors, but out of universities & certainly the sciences.â Rebecca Traister (@rtraister) March 16, 2018
Besides breaking ground in politics, Louise Slaughter got a BS in microbiology & a Masters in public health at the University of Kentucky in 1951/1953. Unusual in a period when women were being shooed not just off factory floors, but out of universities & certainly the sciences.