Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, the oldest sitting member of Congress, passed away March 16. Slaugher was a champion of women’s rights and American manufacturing, the first and only woman to lead the powerful Rules Committee, and much more. Her extraordinary background and tenure are profiled in this article in the Washington Post: http://wapo.st/2DDT2bR.

 

 

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