President Trump’s faux commission on voter integrity is all about voter suppression. It is another sign of a disturbing trend in our broken politics and a move to restrict, rather than encourage, the most fundamental pillar on which our democracy has been constructed: the right to vote. At a time when our past strides to increase access to the ballot box are under siege, we must do more to encourage participation in our elections. Eliminating the obstacles Americans face when trying to cast their ballots begins with asking why we vote on Tuesday. READ MORE >>
POSTED BY Louise Slaughter, Norman Ornstein on August 05 2017WASHINGTON - Rep. Louise Slaughter is calling for an investigation into the Monroe County Water Authority’s “excessive” spending on federal lobbying by a former New York congressman and others. READ MORE >>
POSTED BY Nicole Gaudiano on August 03 2017U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Fairport, joined other Democrats who staged a sit-in Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to demand action on gun control legislation. READ MORE >>
POSTED BY David Riley on June 23 2016The Rochester City Newspaper named Congresswoman Louise Slaughter "Best Local Politician" in 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012. READ MORE >>
POSTED BY Rochester City Newspaper on October 30 2015Two local photonics experts used the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Wednesday night to set the stage for how the field will improve Rochester's job economy. Jay Eastman and Paul Ballentine looked in their crystal balls and told about 150 entrepreneurs that a $600 million photonics research institute coming to town will boost local higher education, jobs and the city's clout globally as the epicenter for everything optics. READ MORE >>
POSTED BY Democrat & Chronicle on October 12 2015Since June of 2012, Slaughter has worked to secure funding from a number of places. In March of 2014, Slaughter sent her first letter to the president, advocating for a manufacturing photonics institute in Rochester. Slaughter continued to push in April of 2015 as she secured $250 million in state funding for this institute. It is something she says will change the dynamic of the Rochester job market. READ MORE >>
POSTED BY WHEC News on July 27 2015ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Roughly 6,000 jobs. That's the estimate from Congresswoman Louise Slaughter for the number of employment opportunities when photonics manufacturing comes to Rochester. Vice President Joe Biden is expected in town Monday morning to discuss the new project. READ MORE >>
POSTED BY TWC News on July 26 2015Vice President Joe Biden visits the Greece Canal Ponds Business Park for a speech on Monday morning. It's for one of this area's most eagerly anticipated announcements in years and the Congresswoman who was key in moving the project along believes it will help lead to an economic transformation in the Rochester area. READ MORE >>
POSTED BY RANDY GORBMAN, WXXI News on July 26 2015