Press Releases
Urge the International Code Council to adopt commonsense reforms to ensure renovated homes are free of lead
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (NY-25) and Senator Al Franken (MN) today led a bipartisan, bicameral effort urging the International Code Council (ICC) to make commonsense reforms that would ensure renovated homes built prior to 1978 are free from hazardous levels of lead dust, which could cause lifelong cognitive damage in children.
Slaughter invited the Secretary to see Rochester’s leadership in clean energy innovation firsthand
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (NY-25) announced today that Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will be visiting Rochester next week at the Congresswoman’s request.
ROCHESTER, NY — Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (NY-25) today delivered remarks as part of the 100th annual meeting of The Optical Society, which is being held in Rochester where it was founded. Approximately 1,000 attendees from all over the world attended, including students from East High School's optics program. Below are her remarks, as prepared for delivery:
Slaughter, the only microbiologist in Congress, invited Dr. Collins to Rochester
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (NY-25) today introduced Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), ahead of his speech during the University of Rochester’s Meliora Weekend. Rep. Slaughter, the only microbiologist in Congress, invited Dr. Collins to Rochester. Below are her remarks, as prepared for delivery:
Urges Energy Secretary to Support RIT-Led Proposal on Clean Energy Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (NY-25) today urged Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to support a Rochester Institute of Technology-led proposal for a new public-private clean energy manufacturing institute.
Calls for a new approach to international trade to make it work for American workers and manufacturers
ROCHESTER, NY — Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (NY-25) joined workers at PGM Corp. to call for a new direction in our country’s trade policy. Slaughter, a leading opponent of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, unveiled the Trade Deficit Reduction Act, legislation that would change how we approach international trade to make it benefit our workers and manufacturers.
Congressmembers Warn that Weakening of Rule Would Reverse Flight Safety Improvements Made Since the Crash of Flight 3407
Congressmembers Brian Higgins (NY-26), Chris Collins (NY-27), Louise Slaughter (NY-25), Tom Reed (NY-23) led a bipartisan letter signed by 22 members of the House of Representatives urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reject proposals to scale back co-pilot training
Says the department’s current approach is reminiscent of the tobacco industry’s approach to cancer research and the NFL’s response to CTE
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25) pushed the Department of Defense (DoD) to take immediate action to better protect men and women in the military from exposure to blast overpressure, the leading cause of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). TBI is the signature injury of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan where millions of Americans have been deployed.
Carestream will service all four U.S. military branches’ picture archiving and communication system products
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Louise Slaughter announced a multi-million dollar award for Carestream Health from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply critical picture archiving and communications system products to the four U.S. military branches.