David Vitter
David Vitter
David Bruce Vitteris the senior United States Senator from Louisiana and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served in the United States House of Representatives, representing the suburban Louisiana's 1st congressional district. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives before entering the U.S. House...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 May 1961
CountryUnited States of America
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I'm very excited to be at least some small part in the effort, ... This is a great, state-of-the-art facility that can be used for many events, especially the equestrian and 4-H activities. It also is a broader resource for education and economic development.
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I just think the state is going to have to be involved in that helpful way, ... I just want to express my deep frustration about folks in Baton Rouge who apparently are completely focused on why this can't work instead of figuring out how to make it work so we can get these communities through these very crucial next several months.
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I really think the biggest challenge is to convince those in Washington that we have a smart, bold plan to rebuild in the right way,
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I'm really pleased that the President has named a single, focused federal coordinator for the hurricane recovery effort, ... to begin an important dialogue about just what leadership and focus is needed on the ground in Louisiana.
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confident that we're going to get full consideration of these ideas coming out of the Louisiana delegation.
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And we can't have that completely counteracted by a big, big tax increase by not making the current cuts permanent, ... This Week.
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It's the only plan we had, ... There was no plan B.
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That is a subject of a lot of discussion between many of us and the administration,
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That makes a lot of sense, ... I don't have a problem with that.
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It's not a question of if, ... It's a question of when.
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It's not a perfect bill but it's a good, solid bill worth passing,
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Everyone gets it. This isn't simply a bad hurricane. This is an ongoing challenge and an ongoing situation which takes enormous response, including enormous federal response.
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As we proceed toward the U.S. Senate hearings for her confirmation, I expect she will provide more information about her life's work. I'll need to see this objective evidence prior to making my decision.
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This action today to fund brand new projects, most of which are unrelated to the hurricane, is going to have a lot of folks up here scratching their heads, ... It's not going to build confidence in what we're doing on the ground, and that confidence building is an absolutely necessary part of what we need to have success in Congress.