Louise M. Slaughter, MS Biography
- Title:
- US Representative (D-NY)
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Good for America?"
- Reasoning:
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“The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will make health care affordable for the middle class, provide security for seniors, and guarantee access to health insurance for the uninsured – while reducing the federal deficit by billions of dollars.”
“The Benefits of Health Care Reform in the 28th Congressional District of New York,” www.louise.house.gov (accessed August 20, 2010)
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- US Representative (D-NY), 1986-present
- Chairwoman, House Rules Committee
- Co-Chair, Congressional Arts Caucus
- Co-Chair, Congressional Bi-Partisan Pro-Choice Caucus
- Member, Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues
- Member, House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee
- Recipient, Humane Legislator of the Year, American Humane Association, 2003
- Recipient, Sidney R. Yates National Arts Advocacy Award, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
- Member, New York State Assembly, 1982-1986
- Regional Coordinator to then-Lt. Governor Mario Cuomo, 1979-1982
- Member, Monroe County (NY) Legislature, 1976-1979
- Regional Coordinator to then-Secretary of State Mario Cuomo, 1976-1978
- Education:
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- MS, Public Health, University of Kentucky, 1953
- BS, Microbiology, University of Kentucky, 1951
- Other:
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- Born Aug. 14, 1929
- Representative Slaughter died on Mar. 16, 2018 at the age of 88.
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