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Louise Was the Life of the Party’: Lawmakers Eulogize Louise M. Slaughter

By Thomas McKinless
Posted April 18, 2018 at 10:31pm

By Thomas McKinless

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Lawmakers joined members of Rep. Louise M. Slaughter’s family for a memorial service in Statuary Hall honoring the congresswoman who died on March 16, 2018. Hear some of the remarks, including those from: Reps. Paul Tonko, Rosa DeLauro and Doris Matsui, Speaker Paul D. Ryan, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

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