Louise Slaughter

I think it is important to kind of set the facts straight here because the gentleman from New York, for whom I have a great deal of respect, I think has said some things that I believe are a little bit misleading. One is those of us on our…

here we are again, considering the rule for the same unconstitutional bill. I must voice my grave concern with H.R. 760, the so-called Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. Today The New York Times says in an editorial, ``Partial Birth…

Mr. Speaker, first I want to say that the statistics on the clinic in Pennsylvania were really quite shocking. I thought these were all done in hospital situations. I have never heard those kinds of figures for anything. That aside, let me…

I am always dismayed by the fact that these fetuses are described as 'viable.' That is one of the saddest things in the world. I have talked to parents who had this procedure, babies who were in utero with their brains on the outside, with…

Mr. Speaker, our workforce is what made the United States the great Nation it is, but here we are debating yet another bill that erodes protections for our workers. Here we go again sending another message to our workforce that we just do…

Mr. Speaker, with unemployment rates increasing daily, this is the third month in a row, now that we are in May, that this economy has lost jobs. Of the 8.8 million unemployed, 2 million out of work for 27 weeks or more, the average length…

I rise today to agree that the United States does indeed need a coherent, comprehensive energy plan. The events of the summer of 2001 clearly illustrate this. The raging power prices and the rolling blackouts in California and the historic…

It is now our duty to make sure that we finance the war that presently is waging in Iraq. Many of our young soldiers, men and women, they are facing dangers every day. We have to finance the military operations of these men and these…

in 1972, about 30,000 women played college sports. Today, that number has increased by more than 500 percent. In 1972, about 200,000 girls played high school sports. Today, that number has increased by more than 80 percent. Mr. Speaker, it…

Mr. Speaker, this bill purports to improve the Bankruptcy Code by ensuring fairness for debtors and creditors. Unfortunately, this bill envisions fairness as choosing credit card companies over people in dire financial situations. This…

I would like to give a little history, if I may. I have worked through three legislatures trying to do something about children under the poverty line, the vast majority of them there because alimony was not paid. Indeed, we had a whole…

I very much want to rise and join my colleagues in opposition to this rule and to the underlying bill. Mr. Speaker, why would Members of Congress want to turn doctors into criminals and treat medical researchers like outlaws? With all the…

I rise today to remember the much- beloved New York artist, Al Hirschfeld, who brought the vibrant world of Broadway alive for 75 years--longer than most of us live. This singular talent drew the actors, composers, choreographers…

in 1996 a sweeping welfare reform initiative was enacted and authorized for 5 years. Temporary assistance to needy families replaced guaranteed welfare checks with a new work requirement, placed a lifetime limit on the benefits recipients…

I rise again to congratulate the University of Portland's Women's Soccer Team and to voice my concern about changing the regulations of Title IX. I come from an 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' school, and Title IX sure ain't broke. Let…

Mr. Speaker, it amazes me how glibly we talk about the fact that this is just another continuing resolution, we are going to do something later. When immediately after September 11, 2001, we sprang into action here, passing legislation…

I meant to say at the end of my time that we will call for a vote on the previous question. If it is defeated, we have an amendment to the rule, that we would like to offer the Rangel substitute for 26 weeks of extended benefits. We are…

The President is intent on going to war. He continues to take us down a path to war. The papers carry today the story that the stimulus package is going to be eaten up by the war. You can pour that $700 billion into the economy, and it…

In my district close to 60,000 people remain unemployed due to a slowing economy. This measure will do little or nothing to alleviate the suffering of these families, and these statistics do not include the news this week that Eastman…

Mr. Speaker, the Republican leadership has taken care of their colleagues in the Congress. There is going to be a tidy COLA made available to Members of Congress that will far exceed 6 months' worth of unemployment benefits for most…

I had hoped to come to the well today to congratulate my colleagues for crafting a measure in the nick of time that addressed the real need in the communities. But like the vast majority of the legislation emerging from the 107th Congress…

I oppose this rule. The measure appeared at 7 a.m. this morning at the Committee on Rules with no opportunity for Members to review it beforehand, and no amendments are allowed. For those two reasons I will oppose this rule. I would note…

Mr. Speaker, sponsors of the bill do claim that this is just a simple clarification of existing law, but that is absolutely not the case. This is an enormous change in Federal law and would represent an unprecedented intrusion by Congress…

In one of those 85 percent of the hospitals that perform no abortions, if a woman should walk in bleeding, dying from a botched abortion, what would they do?

Mr. Speaker, it has been a mere 6 weeks since the leadership lobbed on to the House floor a bill targeting women and their reproductive health care. Be assured that the election season is upon us, and in the face of a crumbling stock…