As a means to implement the Violence Against Women Act locally, Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Perinton, announced a $750,000 federal grant intended to combat domestic violence in Monroe County. The funding will be disbursed to Willow Domestic Violence Center, Legal Aid ...

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U.S. Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, D-25th, announced a $310,000 Department of Justice grant for the Worker Justice Center of New York Inc., which provides specialized legal services for survivors of human trafficking in agriculture, according to a release. The funding ...

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Rep. Louise M. Slaughter of Rochester hosted two senior officials from the U.S. Department of Defense on Monday to highlight how the region’s research, development and manufacturing capabilities can help the department keep Americans safe. Elana Broitman, deputy assistant secretary ...

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Rep.  Louise M. Slaughter of Fairport is looking for candidates to be nominated to one of the United States’ service academies. Each member of Congress nominates qualified graduating students to one of the nation’s military academies, including the U.S. Naval ...

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U. S. Rep. Louise M. Slaughter of Fairport hosted a Veterans Entrepreneurship and Educational Forum on Tuesday. The program was to provide veterans and their families an opportunity to learn more about programs designed to help start small businesses, further ...

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U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.), John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Louise M. Slaughter, (D-Fairport), introduced the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act as an amendment to fix the partisan and discriminatory proposal put forth this week by House Republicans. ...

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