Louise Slaughter

Reforming Our Food Production Can Start With Curbing Antibiotic Use

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green


Rep. Louise Slaughter

One of the immediate steps we can take to improve the conditions of livestock and the health of our fellow human beings is to limit the use of antibiotics.

Vaccines Important for Children's Health

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living


Rep. Louise Slaughter

Making sure that school age boys and girls are up to date on their vaccinations isn't fun, but it's absolutely necessary for the public health and the health of the child.

Jeff Muskus

Ex-Insurance Exec: Industry "Playbook" At Work Against Health Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics


The latest wave of attacks on health care reform are straight from the insurance-company "playbook," a former industry vice president told reporters a...

Making Sure Our Antibiotics Work

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics


Rep. Louise Slaughter

We are losing the ability to treat human infections and diseases because we have misused one of the greatest scientific products ever created.

Labor, House Dems Stall Panama Trade Deal

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.27.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

if the Wall Street boys thought they were just going to run the table on international economic policy in this administration, they had another thing coming.

43 Members of Congress Ask Geithner to Weigh in on Wells Fargo on Behalf of Hartmarx Workers

Elana Levin | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics


Elana Levin

With so much at stake for workers, 43 Members of Congress released a letter asking Geithner to weigh in on Wells Fargo's attempt to liquidate nearly 4,000 jobs at Hartmarx.

DoD Shirks Congressional Oversight of Sexual Assault in the Military

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


Rep. Louise Slaughter

It is unconscionable that women who are sexually assaulted while serving their country in the military should have to make the decision between confidentiality and justice.