Louise Slaughter

Slaughter expected back on House panel

The Business First of Buffalo (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008

Democrats in the House of Representatives have re-nominated Rep. Louise Slaughter to a second term as chairwoman of the House Rules Committee.

Who Will Replace Hillary Clinton in the United States Senate?

FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

... Nadler, Nita Lowey (who reportedly wants to stay in the House), Steve Israel, Gregory Meeks and Louise Slaughter, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown (the city’s first black mayor) and Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. Even NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s and Caroline Kennedy’s names have been thrown out there. Flap says Caroline Kennedy fits the bill. Wasn’t it, after all, her Uncle’s...

Lowey won't take Clinton's Senate seat

Politico (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

... good, is Rep. Maurice Hinchey. If he's not upstate enough to please the upstaters, then Rep. Louise Slaughter would be great, too! To me Rep. Higgins is too low key and I don't know anything about the Buffalo mayor so I can't comment on him.

Congressional Arts Caucus

Parabasis (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008

Did you know there is such a thing? Something to remember when you want to write a letter to the appropriate congresspeople about arts advocacy. The list of current members can be found here. It's co-chaired by Louise Slaughter!

Howie Greene: Fun Turkey Day Game

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008

... of the other Bubba possibilities of him serving in the Congress is left to your imagination. Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Rochester: Louise has been a Congresswoman from Western NY for decades and has a great reputation on both sides of the aisles. Replacing Hillary would not only satisfy the "filling the seat with a woman" crowd, but like Hillary, Louise is not a native-New...

• Fun Turkey Day Game: “Who Wants To Be A U.S. Senator?” - Brooklyn Heights Blog

Secret-Ballot Hypocrisies

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008

This week's 137 to 122 vote of House Democrats to replace John Dingell with liberal Henry Waxman at the energy and commerce committee would likely not have happened but for the secret ballot. Even Rep. Louise Slaughter, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, told Congressional Quarterly she was relieved the vote would be a private one: "It's a secret ballot. . . . Thank the Lord." George...

Another Reason Why Brian Higgins Should be Senator

BuffaloPundit (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008

The Buffalo News makes the case . About the only Western New Yorker to receive even a passing glance in the state’s press is Buffalo’s U. S. Rep. Brian Higgins. And, maybe, Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown, if only because he is known to be an old friend of Paterson’s from the days both served in the State Senate. The name of Rep. Louise Slaughter of Fairport also belongs in the mix — unless...

The Fairness Doctrine: What You May Not Know

ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008

... Hillary Clinton, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein, Chuck Schumer, Dennis Kucinich Nancy Pelosi and Louise Slaughter are all on the record as wanting “Fairness” in radio. Slaughter introduced failed legislation for a Fairness Doctrine in the House in 2004 and 2005. With a Democrat in the White House, the five-member Commission board-balance reduces in June 2009 to two members...

Obama Appoints Former Sen. Daschle As HHS Secretary, Democratic Officials Say

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008

Reaction From Lawmakers Chair Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) said that she hopes Daschle can "go down deep and clean out some of the 19th-century ideas at HHS" implemented by the Bush administration (Bellantoni, , 11/20).Daschle "knows health care, he knows the Congress and the rhythms of the Senate in particular," Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said (Talev, , 11/20).Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said,...

Would Paterson appoint another woman to replace Clinton?

Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008

... she feels she can make the greatest contribution.’‘ Earlier in the day, upstate Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter said she left a message on Clinton’s cell phone urging her to stay in the Senate. “She is an internationally known and beloved figure already,’’ said Slaughter. “And it’s my opinion that giving up elected office for appointed office is a pretty jolting thing to do....

Movement Conservatives for a Permanent Democratic Majority

The American Conservative (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008

... make noises about it, but the last time anybody tried to move legislation on the issue was Rep. Louise Slaughter’s 2005 bill that died quietly in committee. The Democrats have already controlled Congress for two years. If they were really the wild-eyed Bolshevik fanatics the Human Events crowd seems genuinely to believe they are, somebody in the Democratic caucus would have made some...

Senate Seat Watch

rochesterturning.com (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008

... Democrats, not including the four newly-elected members. The old-timers, like Charlie Rangel and Louise Slaughter, who already have plenty of influence in Congress, presumably are out of contention as well. According to the NY Daily News , Representative Nydia Velazquez of Brooklyn is the favorite to be appointed. She is the current chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee...

The Fairness Doctrine: What You May Not Know

Stop the ACLU (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008

... Hillary Clinton, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein, Chuck Schumer, Dennis Kucinich Nancy Pelosi and Louise Slaughter are all on the record as wanting “Fairness” in radio. Slaughter introduced failed legislation for a Fairness Doctrine in the House in 2004 and 2005. With a Democrat in the White House, the five-member Commission board-balance reduces in June 2009 to two members...

The Fairness Doctrine: What You May Not Know :: RADARSITE

Israelated (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008

... Hillary Clinton, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein, Chuck Schumer, Dennis Kucinich Nancy Pelosi and Louise Slaughter are all on the record as wanting "Fairness" in radio. Slaughter introduced failed legislation for a Fairness Doctrine in the House in 2004 and 2005. With a Democrat in the White House, the five-member Commission board-balance reduces in June 2009 to two members...

• The Fairness Doctrine: What You May Not Know - Stop the ACLU

Who’s this Guy Voting for?

ALBANYS INSANITY (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008

Finally after what seems like forever, election day is finally here and tomorrow all those irritating commercials will be gone. So, who’s this guy Voting for? In my district there is hardly a reason to vote. For Congress we have the choice of Slaughter of the innocence, Louise Slaughter or David Crimmin. In the [...]