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Slaughter and Walz Say Stop Obstructing the STOCK Act

Slaughter and Walz Say Stop Obstructing the STOCK Act

Jan. 30 | Call for Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor To Hold Up or Down Vote Bipartisan Bill to End Insider Trading Has Support of Majority of House Members

Western New York Growers Yields Federal Resource on  H-2A Visas

Western New York Growers Yields Federal Resource on H-2A Visas

Dec. 17 | Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and long-time advocate for farmers, today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor released an Employer Handbook for employers anticipating filing an H-2A application...

#Congressional Insider Trading Scrutinized

#Congressional Insider Trading Scrutinized

Dec. 1 | U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will testify at a Senate hearing to examine insider trading in Congress today, Thursday, December 1 at 2:30 PM in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. In November, Senator Gillibrand led a bipartisan...

Congresswoman Hochul Requests Labor Department To Implement Online Application Changes To Help Local Farmers

Congresswoman Hochul Requests Labor Department To Implement Online Application Changes To Help Local Farmers

Nov. 30 | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kathy Hochul today spoke on the House floor about the need to help local farmers hire the workforce they need by urging Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to quickly implement reforms that would allow farmers to apply for H-2A...

Resolutioning to Reaffirm

Resolutioning to Reaffirm

Nov. 2 | House Republicans have decided that they need a real agenda of real important things to get this country back on the right foot….not the left foot.  After the resolution to reaffirm our nation’s motto as “In God We Trust”,  received...

Slaughter Announces More than $1 Million for Western New York AmeriCorps Green-Job Training

Slaughter Announces More than $1 Million for Western New York AmeriCorps Green-Job Training

May. 17 | WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) today announced that Western New York AmeriCorps will receive a $1,087,819 award to provide green-job training and educational opportunities for at-risk youths in Buffalo.

Rep. Louise Slaughter challenges CSX to be a reliable partner in high-speed rail

Rep. Louise Slaughter challenges CSX to be a reliable partner in high-speed rail

May. 9 | It was with great dismay that I read "Faster High-Speed Rail: Albany should heed CSX's legitimate concerns," published on April 26. First, let me be clear that I agree wholeheartedly with the editorial board's declaration: "there's no doubt that high-speed...

High-Speed Rail is Key to Future

High-Speed Rail is Key to Future

Apr. 19 | When Gov. Dewitt Clinton broke ground on the Erie Canal in 1817, the project was derided as "Clinton's Big Ditch".

Slaughter Glad Federal Government Shutdown Avoided, Cautious About Job Losses

Slaughter Glad Federal Government Shutdown Avoided, Cautious About Job Losses

Apr. 9 | WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement as the federal government avoided a shutdown:

Slaughter Announces $3.3 million in funding for Ballston Spa Second Track

Slaughter Announces $3.3 million in funding for Ballston Spa Second Track

Apr. 7 | WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) founding Co-Chair of the Bicameral High-Speed & Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus, today announced $3.3 million will be obligated to build a second track between Ballston Spa and Saratoga Springs, NY...

Slaughter Celebrates Arts Advocacy Day

Slaughter Celebrates Arts Advocacy Day

Apr. 5 | Says the Arts Matter to our Economy, Culture and Future WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Arts Caucus today released the following statement made to supporters...

Slaughter Says Passage of Shuster Amendment is “Shameful"

Slaughter Says Passage of Shuster Amendment is “Shameful"

Apr. 1 | WASHINGTON- Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, today condemned the passage of an amendment that would undermine reforms put in place in the wake of Continental Connection flight 3407’s crash in Clarence,...

Slaughter Says Price Reduction of Premature Birth Medication “Doesn’t Go Far Enough”

Slaughter Says Price Reduction of Premature Birth Medication “Doesn’t Go Far Enough”

Apr. 1 | Ther-Rx Lowers Price of Medication In Light of Public Pressure But Remains Drastic Increase from Original $15 WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, today said that while the drugmaker Ther-Rx...

Slaughter Moves to Protect Strong Pilot Fatigue Regulations

Slaughter Moves to Protect Strong Pilot Fatigue Regulations

Mar. 30 | WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, today said that any attempt to impede the Federal Aviation Administration’s ability to protect passengers and address the issue of pilot fatigue was dangerous....

Slaughter Says High-Speed Rail in New York Vital Component to Economic Revitalization

Slaughter Says High-Speed Rail in New York Vital Component to Economic Revitalization

Mar. 24 | Rochester, NY – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) today released the following statement in response to calls by Congressman Tom Reed (NY-29) and Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-25) to abandon plans for high-speed rail in Upstate New York. “High-speed...