Louise McIntosh Slaughter News

As I've mentioned before, I really have a hard time disliking Governor David Paterson the man.

Congressman Chris Lee , Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and Congressman Brian Higgins announced today that the Government Accountability Office , Congress's official watchdog, has accepted their request to conduct a comprehensive review of all commercial airline pilot training and certification programs.

Seventy Rochester citizens and activists gathered in the rain at Washington Square park today shouting slogans like "Human need not corporate greed" and "No bills for pills." They were there to show their support for HR 676, a bill in the US Congress that would provide universal, single-payer health care to all citizens.

The day that GOP-ers have been dreading - in terms of the House Rules Committee - has come.

Our Washington, D.C. Bureau will be covering the following events: -An Oversight Subcommittee hearing on "Exploring the Nature of Uighur Nationalism." -A Committee hearing on "Greener Communities, Greater Opportunities: New Ideas for Sustainable Development and Economic Growth." -A Committee Hearing on "Climate Change Legislation:Tax ...

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, D-N.Y. , issued the following news release: Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter , Chair of the House Rules Committee, today applauded the passage of the Transportation Security Authorization Act, key legislation provide for the Transportation Security Administration , the agency for security of all ...

On May 30, 2009, a group of 450 people gathered for a Speak Out hosted by Progressive Democrats of Genesee Valley.

Some cracks are beginning to appear in the proposed Renaissance Square project in downtown Rochester.

NIAGARA FALLS In a cost saving move, several branches of the military will be consolidating operations under one roof when a new Army Reserve Center opens late next year at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.

Canada can declare the new Windsor-Detroit bridge as its No. 1 infrastructure project, as Transport Minister John Baird did last week to a border forum in Washington, but don't expect its completion to speed the flow of north-south traffic of people and goods anytime soon.

The University of Rochester has announced that Congresswoman Louise Slaughter will speak at this yeara s college commencement.

President Barack Obamaa s federal stimulus was the topic of a town hall meeting at the University of Rochester Thursday night.

In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009 House Meets At...10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business Five "One Minutes" Per Side Last Vote Predicted... 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. H.Res. 257 - Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the Rules Suspensions 1) H.R. 1586 - Additional tax on bonuses ...

Federal legislation was re-introduced on Tuesday to curb the use by industrial livestock farms of massive amounts of antibiotics important in human medicine.

Delphi Corporation and the Rochester Institute of Technology will receive $2.4 million in federal funds for solid oxide fuel cell development.

Fairport Democrat says 12,000 jobs would be created and economic impact would be $2-billion-dollars. Monday, March 9, 2009 Congresswoman Louise Slaughter is one of the many politicians pushing for high speed ...

It should come as a shock to most Americans, but members of Congress, their staff and many employees of the executive branch may conduct legal a oeinsider tradinga on the stock market, that would otherwise be ...

Plans for a community college campus and transportation center at East Main Street and North Clinton Avenue downtown were questioned Friday by county Democrats who said that federal funds might be better used ...

Several reform groups today urged Congress to adopt the a oeStop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Acta .

A newly released analysis of so-called earmarks or federal spending requests for specific Congressional Districts in New York finds a total of $ 726 Million in the 2009 Omnibus Spending Bill.