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    Slaughter Tells FDA that Triclosan Should be Banned from Consumer Products
    Tuesday, 16 November 2010 16:46

    WASHINGTON – House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter and two colleagues are asking the Food and Drug Administration to ban Triclosan, which they argue is dangerous, may be contributing to antibiotic resistance and is likely leading to higher health care costs. In a letter delivered today, Slaughter and Reps. Raul Grijalva and Betty McCollum encourage FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to take immediate steps to protect Americans from this dangerous compound.

    A full copy of the letter is attached below, and can be download by clicking here

     

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    Slaughter Urges USDA Adoption of 4-Point-Plan to Curb Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics
    Tuesday, 16 November 2010 14:19

    WASHINGTON – House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter sent the following letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging the USDA to “take additional steps” to strengthen measures to reduce the overuse of antibiotics in livestock production.

    Slaughter’s letter comes after months of increased scrutiny in the U.S. and abroad on the public safety risks posed by the increased use of antibiotics in agriculture.  In July, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden warned that there is “a clear link between antibiotic use in animals and antibiotic resistance in humans.”

    Slaughter is a longtime advocate for the preservation of antibiotic effectiveness and has introduced legislation that would permit antibiotics to be used only for sick animals and could not be used asa  daily meal supplement in their feed.

    The full letter is below, and can be downloaded by pdf clicking here.  

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    Fulfilling Our Promise to Veterans
    Thursday, 11 November 2010 16:37

    On this Veterans Day, I want to take a moment to thank our brave servicemen and women, more than 59,000 in my district alone, to whom we all are forever indebted to for their bravery, selflessness, and courage.

    As your Congresswoman, it is my duty to ensure that our veterans receive the care and benefits they so rightfully earned and deserve, especially as new veterans return home from our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.  Over the past four years, Congress led an unprecedented effort to increase access to benefits, care, and job training for veterans.  

    We restored the promise of a full, four-year college education with the passage of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, covering the cost of a college education at a public university in the greatest overhaul of the G.I. bill in over 20 years.  This fall, nearly 300,000 veterans are enrolled in college as a result of the law, and more than $2.9 billion in education benefits have been paid to veteran students.  

    See how the Post-9/11 GI Bill is helping veterans achieve their goals.As our nation’s economy continues to recover, veterans will help us secure long-term economic prosperity of the country they defended, as well as their own future, through the power of education.  In the meantime, as part of the Recovery Act, Congress provided nearly 2 million disabled veterans a $250 payment to help make ends meet.   

    Although the country was involved in two major conflicts from 2003 to 2006, VA health care funding did not increase, co-pay increases were proposed, and investment in much-needed research to provide the best care for veterans suffering from unknown injuries languished.  

    So Congress went to work to ensure that the cost of the war included the cost of the warrior and fought for budgets that honor the sacrifices of our service members and veterans.  Since then, we have provided nearly $23 billion for veterans’ health care and services.  Our veterans and their families deserve the very best benefits to ensure peace of mind.  There are 9.5 million veteran caregivers across the nation; 96% of them are women family members – wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters. It is important for us to acknowledge and support these valiant homefront heroes too.

    To further ensure this piece of mind, this year for the first time ever, Congress issued funding for medical care for veterans one year in advance, providing a stable and uninterrupted source of funding not subject to political delays.  This landmark legislation guarantees that the VA can better prepare for the health care needs of America’s veterans.     

    This day and every day, let us honor their service with actions that fulfill our commitment to our troops, their families, and our veterans – and that are worthy of our grateful nation.  

    It is an honor to represent you, and the most effective way for me to do my job as your elected representative is to keep in touch with you. Please contact me at (716) 853-5813 in Buffalo or (585) 232-4850 in Rochester if you have questions regarding federal legislation or if you need help navigating the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

     
    Slaughter Asks Obama to Look Out For American Workers
    Tuesday, 09 November 2010 17:33

    WASHINGTON – House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter today released the following statement ahead of President Obama’s meetings in Korea on pending trade deals.

    “Right before President Obama departed for Asia, I talked with him by phone and encouraged him to ensure that any trade deal he agrees to creates jobs here in the United States, protects the interests of U.S. workers and opens markets to American goods. Any deal that doesn’t do that is going to be met with strong opposition from many members of Congress who are concerned about the economy and do not want any part of a Trade Agreement that was negotiated by the Bush Administration and doesn’t help domestic industries. American jobs and workers must come first.”

     
    Slaughter Tells Department of Transportation to Allocate Wisconsin & Ohio Rail Funds to New York
    Friday, 05 November 2010 00:00

    Rochester, NY – Today Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28), Founder and Chairwoman of the Upstate Congressional Caucus, spoke with U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari and told him that New York State would like to receive a portion of the high-speed rail funding that was previously awarded to Wisconsin and Ohio.

    Governor’s-elect Scott Walker of Wisconsin and John Kasich of Ohio made clear during their campaigns that they would not accept federal funding for the development of high-speed rail in their states.

    “If other states don’t want their high-speed rail money, New York will take it because we understand that high-speed rail is an essential element to our transportation system and a good rail system is an important element of our national security,” said Slaughter, New York’s high-speed rail champion. “I’m asking the Department of Transportation and Secretary Ray LaHood that as much as possible of the funding be allocated to New York.”

    For more on Slaughter’s work to bring high-speed rail to New York, click here.

     
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