Connie Harriman Whitfield, vice chair of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, whispers in her husband's ear, Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., during a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, in support of HR 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, which is scheduled for a vote on Thursday. Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States is to the left.