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Slaughter to Serve as Spokesperson on Ethics and Reform in the House

Washington, DC – Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY-28), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, today delivered the following speech before the entire Democratic Caucus. Rep. Slaughter was one of four key-note speakers at the event: Senator Harry Reid, Representative Nancy Pelosi, and Senator Barack Obama.

The text of Rep. Slaughter’s speech as delivered can be found below.

And I am obliged to tell you my name is Louise Slaughter -- I represent upstate New York, and I'm the ranking member on the Rules Committee -- because I'm not so well-known here...

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