Press Releases from 113th Congress
Nov 20, 2014
Longtime Slaughter Rules Committee Staffer and Native Western New Yorker Don Sisson Tapped for Key White House Post
Rules Committee Ranking Member Louise M. Slaughter (NY-25) announced that Don Sisson, one of the congresswoman’s longest-serving staffers and a native of Western New York, will become a Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.
Nov 18, 2014
Slaughter Re-Elected as Top Democrat on Rules Committee
The House Democratic Caucus re-elected Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (NY-25), to serve as the top Democratic member of the House Committee on Rules.
Jul 31, 2014
Ranking Member Slaughter Reacts to House Rules Committee Passage of Martial Law
The week before the August recess is usually a productive time, but all that this Majority could accomplish is suing the President, deregulating pesticides in the environment and – in a real embarrassment – canceling a vote because Tea Party Members refused to support a border bill tailor-made for them.
Jul 30, 2014
After Leading Democratic Opposition, Rep. Slaughter Votes No on Resolution Authorizing Lawsuit Against President Obama
After leading Democratic opposition to Speaker John Boehner’s partisan and meritless effort to sue President Obama over the Affordable Care Act, Rules Committee Ranking Member Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) voted against the resolution authorizing the suit.
Related Committee: Rules
Jul 24, 2014
House Republicans Won't Provide Estimate for Cost of Taxpayer-Funded Lawsuit, Then Block Amendments Requiring Transparency and Accountability for Funding of Lawsuit
Eleven Democratic Amendments Voted Down On Party Line
Jul 17, 2014
Democrats Demand to Know Cost of Boehner’s Lawsuit Against President Prior to House Vote
Democrats on the House Rules Committee sent a letter to Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) demanding to know the cost of the House Majority’s lawsuit against the President before lawmakers are forced to vote on the measure in late July.
Jul 16, 2014
Constitutional Law Experts Lawrence Tribe and Charles Tiefer: Boehner Suit “Meritless,” “An Embarrassing Loser”
Before a hearing of the Rules Committee on whether to sue the president over the Affordable Care Act, renowned constitutional law experts Lawrence Tribe of Harvard University Law School and Charles Tiefer of the University of Baltimore Law School called the suit “meritless” and “an embarrassing loser,” respectively
Mar 13, 2014
“Don’t you get tired of that sometimes? Wouldn’t you like to do something better with your time?”
Slaughter Slams House GOP’s 51st Vote to Dismantle Healthcare
Jan 7, 2014
Speaker Boehner's House Conducts Most Closed Session of Congress in History
By now, many Americans have seen the headlines that this Congress is on pace to be the least productive in history. What is less well known is that under Republican control, we have also experienced the most closed session of Congress in history—a dubious achievement that has contributed to the historic gridlock and dysfunction that defined Washington in 2013.
Related Committee: Rules
Oct 16, 2013
Rep. Slaughter: With Fiscal Deal, Americans “Can Finally Breathe a Sigh of Relief”
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), senior Democrat on the House Rules Committee, expressed support for a bipartisan plan to re-open the government and avoid a default on the nation’s full faith and credit.
Oct 4, 2013
Rep. Slaughter to Moderate Republicans: “Put Your Voting Cards Where Your Mouths Are” and Re-Open the Government
Today, Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), Ranking Member on the House Rules Committee, called on House Republicans who have declared support for a “clean” funding bill to “put your voting cards where your mouths are” and vote on a procedural motion to bring the Senate’s “clean” funding measure to the House Floor.
Oct 2, 2013
Rep. Slaughter to GOP: Put Your Voting Card Where Your Mouth Has Been
Top Dem on Rules Committee Urges GOP to Stop Gimmicks, End Shutdown
Sep 30, 2013
Hours Before Shutdown Deadline, Rep. Slaughter Tells House Republicans Not To Shut Government Down Over Partisan Demands
GOP Obsession with Health Care Law Threatens Government Shutdown
Sep 28, 2013
With Time Running Out, Rep. Slaughter Delivers Fiery Speech Calling on House GOP to Stop Holding Country Hostage to Partisan Demands on Health Reform
GOP Bill Would Shut Down Government Unless Health Reform is Gutted
Related Committee: Rules
Sep 19, 2013
Rep. Slaughter Decries GOP’s Massive Cuts to Food Assistance
WASHINGTON – Today, House Rules Committee Ranking Member Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) decried the House Republicans’ bill to cut $40 billion from food assistance programs, a move that would take this critical lifeline away from 4 million Americans, would reduce benefits for another 850,000 Americans, and would take 210,000 hungry kids off of the free school meal program.
Related Committee: Agriculture
Sep 18, 2013
The GOP House of Cards
This fall, go inside the world of the House GOP, where partisanship, brinksmanship and extremism threaten to topple the House of Cards built by the House Republican Conference.
Jul 31, 2013
Ranking Member Slaughter Responds To Chairman Rogers’ Plea To End Sequestration
Ranking Member Slaughter released the following statement in response to the House Majority pulling THUD from the floor.
Jul 16, 2013
Ranking Member Statement: ACA Repeal Vote #38 and #39
Below is a statement from Rules Committee Ranking Member Louise M. Slaughter in response to the House GOP's 38th and 39th votes to repeal, defund or obstruct the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Jul 11, 2013
Slaughter Delivers Fiery Floor Speech On GOP Attempt To Sever Nutrition Programs From FARRM Bill
Calls GOP Attempt To Cut Nutrition Program “A New Low”
Jun 25, 2013
Slaughter Slams GOP For Pushing Partisan Energy Bills While Ignoring Looming Student Loan Interest Rate Hike
“If we don’t act, young people across this country will see their college loan rates double next week,” said Rep. Slaughter. “Yet here we are again wasting the public’s time, money, and patience on partisan Tea Party bills that have no chance of passing in the Senate. It’s outrageous that after passing these messaging bills, the Majority is planning on taking a week-long break while American students are about to be hit with higher loan rates.”
Jun 18, 2013
Rep. Slaughter, Co-Chair of Pro-Choice Caucus Speaks On House Floor Against GOP’s Extreme Abortion Measure
(REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY): For 40 years I’ve been marching for women’s choice. After all these years, it appears we still have a long way to go. With HR 1797, the Republican Majority is once again trying attacking a woman’s constitutionally-protected right to choose. This Republican “War on Women” has been a top priority for the Majority for decades, and it continues today.
Related Committee: Judiciary
May 17, 2013
Slaughter Blasts GOP for Wasting Americans’ Time, Money, and Patience on 37th Failed Attempt To Repeal Obamacare
WASHINGTON – Today, House Rules Committee Ranking Member Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) blasted the House Republican leadership for wasting Americans’ time, money, and patience on their 37th attempt to repeal all or parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) while ignoring pressing national priorities like creating jobs and fixing the sequester’s devastating impact on middle-class families. According to figures compiled by CBS News, the House has now spent $55 million of taxpayer money on floor debate time to repeal the health care law, despite House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) saying after the 2012 elections that, “The President was re-elected; Obamacare is the law of the land.” The ACA is already lowering costs and providing benefits to the American people, and by the time the ACA is fully implemented, 27 million previously uninsured Americans will have recieved coverage through the law.
Related Committee: Rules
Apr 24, 2013
Ranking Member Slaughter Manages Consideration of the Rule for HR 1549
WASHINGTON- Today, House Rules Committee Ranking Member Rep. Louise Slaughter (NY-25), managed the consideration of the rule for HR 1549, the so-called "Helping Sick Americans Now Act." Below is the text of speech, as prepared for delivery.
Feb 13, 2013
Slaughter Chides GOP For Ignoring Sequester
WASHINGTON – House Rules Committee Ranking Member Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) chided the House Republican leadership for failing to address the looming sequester cuts, which will have a devastating impact on jobs and the economy on March 1 if the government does not act. Instead of considering alternatives to the sequester, House Republicans are instead targeting middle-class federal workers with another pay freeze.
Related Committee: Rules
Feb 4, 2013
Ranking Member Slaughter Slams GOP For Latest Budget Gimmick, Offers Support For Amendment To Prevent Harmful Sequester Cuts
WASHINGTON – Today, Rules Committee Ranking Member Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) criticized House Republicans for attempting to pass another legislative gimmick instead of taking responsible action to reduce the deficit in a balanced and bipartisan way. Congresswoman Slaughter endorsed a substitute amendment submitted by Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) that would eliminate the devastating sequester cuts, and would instead raise revenue by eliminating loopholes for oil and gas companies and instituting the Buffett Rule to ensure bankers and CEOs don’t pay a lower tax rate than teachers and police officers.
Related Committee: Rules
Jan 3, 2013
Rules Committee Ranking Member Rep. Louise Slaughter Kicks Off New Congress By Introducing Measures To Ban Secret Money In Elections, Improve Access To Voting
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-Fairport) was sworn in for her 14th term in Congress. In her first official act as Ranking Member on the House Rules Committee for the 113th Congress, Slaughter fought to bring to the House floor measures to ban secret money in elections and improve access to voting. Slaughter used her floor remarks to urge her colleagues to seek common ground and deliver results for the American public.
Related Committee: Rules
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