Honoring Rep. Slaughter

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called Representative Slaughter a “moral force in the Congress,” and said, “Louise made the Congress more diverse, more welcoming to women, and more representative of our nation.” (Photo by Eric Connolly)

House Speaker Paul Ryan

House Speaker Paul Ryan described the great energy Rep. Slaughter had. You could never keep up with her, saying it was hard to keep up with the former Rules Committee chair. “This is someone who would be battling out in Rules until 3 or 4 am. Then you’d see her showing constituents around the Capitol at 8. Then you’d look up and there she is managing a rule on the floor at 10:30." (Photo by Eric Connolly)

A walnut tree planted on the Capitol Grounds in memory of Rep. Slaughter

To honor the Representative Slaughter, Minority Leader Pelosi announced that a walnut tree would be planted on the Capitol grounds. (Photo by Phi Nguyen)

Celebration of Life Ceremony for Representative Louise Slaughter

Remembered as “a pioneer,” “a giant,” and one who “would never back down from a fight,” Representative Louise Slaughter was remembered during a Celebration of Life Ceremony in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol on April 18, 2018.

Representative Slaughter passed away on March 16, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Representative Slaughter’s spent 32 years in the House of Representatives representing New York’s 25th district. She made history in 2007 when she became the first woman to chair the House Rules Committee.

House Speaker Paul Ryan described Representative Slaughter as an effective lawmaker. “‘Formidable’ does not even begin to describe it. She was just so resolute, so certain in her point of view. You could try to convince her otherwise, but if you didn’t have every fact straight, if you had not done your homework, forget it. You did not stand a chance.”

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called Representative Slaughter a “moral force in the Congress,” and said, “Louise made the Congress more diverse, more welcoming to women, and more representative of our nation.”

To honor the Representative Slaughter, Minority Leader Pelosi announced that a walnut tree would be planted on the Capitol grounds.