Rep. Slaughter hospitalized for concussion after fall

Keren Carrion
Rep. Louise Slaughter (N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, has been hospitalized after suffering a concussion in her home, her office announced Wednesday.
 
Slaughter, 88, is being treated at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., “to receive treatment and monitoring for a concussion” after falling last week at her residence in the nation’s capital, Slaughter’s chief of staff, Liam Fitzsimmons, said in a brief statement. 
 
“She did not suffer any fractures or broken bones and is receiving excellent care from the world-class medical staff at GW hospital,” Fitzsimmons said. “The congresswoman is tough as nails and she will bring that same spirit to this recovery.”
 
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The incident marks at least the second time Slaughter has fallen and suffered injuries in recent years. In 2012, Slaughter spent almost a month in an upstate New York hospital after tripping on uneven pavement and breaking her femur.
 
First elected in 1986, Slaughter is known as a feisty legislator with a penchant for employing regional colloquialisms — and sparring with the Republicans on the Rules Committee.
 
The veteran lawmaker, now in her 16th term, launched her campaign for reelection last month.
 
A spokesman for her office said Slaughter is currently in stable condition.
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