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 think money is absolutely being wasted, ... Louisiana workers and Louisiana businesses are not being used.
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I've heard many Washington talking heads say that heads must roll, ... I'm all for that and have my own personal list. But that alone isn't enough. We need to look at the big picture - not just what people failed but also what institutions and models failed and, just as importantly, what others worked against all odds.
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I welcome the boldness of his vision. ... Clearly the tough work remains to be done, and everybody, including Congress, needs to roll up their sleeves and get that work done.
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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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The situation has gotten a lot better. The water is not rising right now in New Orleans.
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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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Right now, we're transitioning from immediate issues of saving lives to long-term issues of rebuilding, including rebuilding the job base,
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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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Wendy and I grew up in New Orleans, and every place we know and have so many wonderful memories of, is almost all under water,
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That would be absolutely horrible news for our Gulf states.
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My central question still remains .... Is there objective, written evidence from prior to her nomination that fully shows that she has a truly consistent and well-grounded conservative judicial philosophy?
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When something like an offshore drilling station is located within that boundary of a state, that's 100 percent of royalties that state receives, ... The way it's written up right now is just not fair to states like Louisiana.
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We need all the federal help that we can get to rebuild the city of New Orleans and our coastal communities,