[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING LOUISE SLAUGHTER

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, a year ago this week, our country lost one 
of its greatest legislators, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter.
  In her 33 years in Congress, Louise Slaughter never backed down from 
a righteous fight. Here is just one example of Congresswoman 
Slaughter's grit. When she arrived in Congress, every single clinical 
trial at the National Institutes of Health was aimed at White men, so 
Congresswoman Slaughter secured the first $500 million of Federal 
funding for breast cancer research.
  My father and I both had the privilege to serve alongside 
Congresswoman Slaughter. We knew her as a fierce champion for women and 
workers throughout the country. There was something disarming about her 
Kentucky drawl that really made you feel at home. She was a thoughtful 
leader who could cut bad ideas down with her wit and determination.
  Every time I left her presence, I left with a smile. Congresswoman 
Slaughter was truly one of the best human beings I ever met in my life. 
Her lifetime of service to this Nation will be celebrated by the 
American people for decades.

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