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      <excerpt>...his father's national health insurance bill every year since. After Dingell banged the gavel for the first time, Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., said he &quot;has had reform of health care in his blood.&quot; Dingell, 83, said many lawmakers have worked on the iss</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the minority party in Congress issued a dire report on the &quot;unprecedented erosion of the democratic process.&quot; Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter, then the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, authored the scathing document. She blasted the majorit</excerpt>
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      <title>America can only be Right: Where is the Most Ethical Congress?</title>
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      <excerpt>...Rep. Chris Lee, R-Clarence, Erie County would vote no, Rep. Dan Maffei, D-DeWitt, Onondaga County, was undecided and Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Fairport, would vote for the bill.  Massa said he had spent the past week studying 1,990-page H.R. 3962 (http:/</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...hear the bishops' assessment before making up their mind about the language. &#160;  According to Rules Committee chairwoman Rep. Louise Slaughter, the &quot;rule&quot; or parameters for voting on the House bill will allow a vote on the Ellsworth amendment - but will</excerpt>
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      <title>USCCB Condemnation Tears Facade off &quot;Phony&quot; Abortion Compromise for Health Bill</title>
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      <excerpt>...a ban and one exists in the Senate bill. &quot;I think that he got our message,&quot; Velazquez said. House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., said later that she did not believe there would be any change to the House bill. The second-ranking De</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...10 to defeat the bill. When asked if Democrats had enough votes to pass their overhaul bill, Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY)  said, &quot;We're there.&#8221;&#160; However, most leading House Democrats said they were &#8220;close&#8221; and urged their co</excerpt>
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      <title>Pelosi's bill rolls medical amnesty for illegal immigrants and abortion on demand into one colossal pile of junk</title>
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