Louise Slaughter

early this morning the Committee on Rules passed a lopsided rule packed with Republican amendments. It is shocking that of the 19 amendments made in order, only one Democrat amendment and one bipartisan amendment are in order. Senior…

I am stunned at what the previous speaker has just said. What does he mean that no Democrat has expressed any outrage? Has the gentleman polled every Democrat in the country? Does he know that no Democrat has expressed outrage over the…

Mr. Speaker, the fact that the American intelligence apparatus is broken is well-known. In the global war on terror, the most important weapon we have to protect the Nation and its people is intelligence. Today, more than ever, we must…

along with my Democrat women colleagues, I want to express my outrage at the Bush administration's way to wage devastating war on women from the first day he took office. The women in America knew from the past 4 years that ``W'' is for…

Mr. Speaker, much is being said about how tight fiscal restraints are this year. We know that is so, but it is not an excuse for our current budget constraints. Just a few years ago, the Federal Government had a budget surplus of $3…

Mr. Speaker, I am troubled by recent actions taken by the Committee on Rules and the possible consequences for this democratic body. Otto van Bismarck said, ``Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made.'' Republicans…

Mr. Speaker, the previous gentleman would not yield to my colleague, but it is the FDA's own assistant commissioner, Mr. Hubbard, who said they have seen no unsafe drugs from Canada but have found adulterated drugs in our relatively…

CBO reports that proponents of limiting malpractice liability argue greater savings in health care, possible through reductions in practice of defensive medicine. However, the defensive medicine is motivated less by liability than by the…

Not only for the drug industry, Mr. Speaker, but for the people who manufacture medical devices. I know that is hard to believe, given that the drug companies just cleaned up from the Medicare bill passed here, but they are indemnified in…

I rise today as the world recognizes Earth Day, to express my strong concern with a recent proposal by the administration to weaken standards on mercury emissions from power plants. This administration seems to have forgotten that Earth…

The term ``renaissance man'' is tossed around far too casually because people do not truly understand what it means. The artist and scholars in the Italian Renaissance venerated people who were accomplished in many different fields…

Mr. Speaker, the sad thing about this bill is that it is not violence against women, it is violence against pregnant women, and, while that is an abhorrent thing, it should be treated as violence against women. We all know and believe…

violence against women and children and all of humanity should never be tolerated. Bold, effective steps should be taken to reduce violence against women, children, and men, and particularly pregnant women. But H.R. 1997 is not about…

Chronic unemployment still plagues the Nation; 3.3 million workers have lost their jobs since January 2001. The poverty rate in America has risen to 12 percent and the number of children living in poverty continues to climb. The community…

Christmas has come early for President Bush and his high-dollar friends, but for millions of American families, it looks like the Grinch will be stealing Christmas. The media has widely reported that the President won victory after victory…

Mr. Speaker, unemployed Americans are about to get their annual Christmas gift from the Republican majority, and that is the end of their unemployment benefits. This is not the first time this happened. Last year, Congress went home…

Would every Member who is on the floor and who has read all 691 pages of this bill since it was made available at 1:30 in the morning please raise your hand. I do not see any hands raised, but we are going to vote on it very soon. We are…

Seniors, we do know, are drowning from the high cost of prescription drugs and the Republicans are telling them to swim towards an HMO. To paraphrase the old saying, ``Congress giveth and Congress taketh away,'' but in this case it mostly…

Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, Medicare is one of the most important successful social programs in the history of this country. For nearly 40 years, Medicare has been a lifeline for our senior citizens. I certainly do not argue that Medicare…

this unusual move to allow for consideration of motions to suspend the rules provides this body with a great opportunity. Many pieces of legislation important to our constituents are awaiting consideration. With this rule we have a…

I simply wanted to ask him if he is aware that the administration has just given AARP a $20 million grant and ask if he wondered if that had anything to do with their decision.

Mr. Speaker, the health of the American public could be seriously threatened. All across the United States for the past 30 years, a cancer-causing chemical has contaminated our drinking water. In New York State alone, over 1,500 sites have…

Mr. Speaker, since George W. Bush got his job and Republicans took over the entire Federal Government, nearly 3 million Americans have lost their jobs. So, under these circumstances, you might think the Republicans who control the town and…

Mr. Speaker, again the Committee on Rules has trampled on the rights of the minority and the voices of millions of Americans. Last night, the Committee held an emergency meeting to consider a rule for the Interior appropriations conference…

I remember the times when just the defense budget alone, we would take testimony from the beginning of the morning until late at night for days at a time, hundreds of amendments. We thought that was just fine. It was wonderful. We wanted…