Half of all women who are sexually active, but do not want to get pregnant, need publicly funded services to help them access public health programs like Medicaid and Title X, the national family planning program. — Louise Slaughter Copy Share Image
Let's clean up our environment. Let's clean up our bodies, but most importantly, let's not permit our babies of the future to be polluted… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
Many poor and low-income women cannot afford to purchase contraceptive services and supplies on their own. — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
And whether it is equal pay, health care, Social Security, or family leave, this Congress has refused to address issues critical to hard-working American… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
Surely the Department of Defense can and needs to do a better job of training new and existing first responders to respond to sexual… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
This House cannot function without an open, accountable, and independent ethics process; and the molestation of that process by the majority is an abuse… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
Susan B. Anthony formed the Equal Rights Association, refuted ideas that women were inferior to men, and fought for a woman's right to vote. — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
Credit card companies pay college students generously to stand outside dining halls, dorms, and academic buildings and encourage their fellow students to apply for… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
If ever we had proof that our nation's pollution laws aren't working, it's reading the list of industrial chemicals in the bodies of babies… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
The Defense Department must do a better job of providing the best possible care for service women who are victims of sexual assault. — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
Contraceptives have a proven track record of enhancing the health of women and children, preventing unintended pregnancy, and reducing the need for abortion. — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses,… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
Rove and his attorneys can parse the words all they want, but it is now clear that while Rove may not have given a… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
We have record high temperatures and record high energy prices across the country, and we've seen the dangerous effects caused by extreme temperatures in… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
Women in the service put themselves in harms way to protect us and our Nation from threats at home and abroad. The least we… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
In these difficult financial times for so many of our districts, as our local leaders strive to balance their budgets by cutting services, we… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share
