Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D, LA]

Schumer, Gillibrand back flood bill

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...in flood insurance premiums intended to reform a debt-ridden federal program.The legislation introduced Tuesday by Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) would block most premium hikes under the National Flood Insurance Program until a study determines how those co

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Senate Dem tells Tea Partier that he’s acting like a ‘dictator’

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...took up the House Republican budget nor submitted their budget to the House for Republicans to amend, as is customary. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., scolded Tea Party Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, for acting like a “dictator” by demanding that Senate Democrat

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Bill will provide vital water infrastructure

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...maintenance projects. The only downside to the bill is that an amendment proposed by Vitter and his Democratic counterpart, Sen. Mary Landrieu, which would delay hikes on some National Flood Insurance Program policies by five years, was not included Aft

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March for Orphans Brings Attention to Broken International Adoption System

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...hopes that lawmakers will understand that the issue is "not about policy, it's about humans." A bill will be introduced by Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), called "Children and Families First," Gerig explained. She is hopeful that the bill, once passed, "wil

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Internal wrangling marks Dems' Senate campaigns

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...aiming at four Democratic incumbents in states Republican Mitt Romney won: Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Mark Pryor of Arkansas. Georgia, which went for Romney by 8 percentage points over Obama, has o

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La. House backs ban on drivers using social media

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...when the city of Monroe had to ask local banks to lend it enough...- 7:03 pm Like Wiley Hilburn, I was very pleased our senator, Mary Landrieu, had the courage to vote for gun...- 6:44 pm The April 24 letter titled 'Moving Beyond Blue Babies' raised awa

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Thursday's campaign round-up

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...go into detail about his opposition to women's reproductive rights. * The Republican field of candidates hoping to take on Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) in 2014 got a little bigger yesterday, with retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness kicking off a campaign. R

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Senate votes to extend federal water projects law

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...process and the projects are initiated. A final obstacle to completing the bill was removed when Vitter and fellow Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat, were blocked in their effort to impose a five-year delay on premium rate increases on those who

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Second Republican enters race for Mary Landrieu's seat

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Cassidy will take away enough votes from us for it to be a concern.” A second Republican has launched a bid to challenge Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) in 2014, potentially setting up a fight between the establishment and conservative wings of the GO

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The Senate’s rush to immigration reform

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...key indicator of immigration reform’s prospects in the full Senate will be positions taken by Democratic senators — Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu and Jon Tester — who voted against reform in 2007. Back then, they were voting against a Republican presi

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Senate delays vote on flood insurance help

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...from Superstorm Sandy before tens of thousands of owners of homes and businesses are required to pay steeply higher rates. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., had sought to postpone increases for five years for a group of homeowners who have relative low-cost fl

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Senate votes to extend federal water projects law

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...and the projects are initiated. A final obstacle to completing the bill was removed when Vitter and fellow Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat, were blocked in their effort to impose a five-year delay on premium rate increases on those who already

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Sen. Landrieu and Wendie Malick scare with horse horrors

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...if the topic of horse slaughter wasn't already unappetizing enough, during Wednesday's Horses on the Hill Day, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., detailed a recent accident in which 30 horses were trapped in a tractor-trailer fire and killed on their way to a C

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Second Republican challenges Landrieu for Senate, says Rep. Cassidy cannot beat her

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...Mary Landrieu, D-La., second from left, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) A second Republican has jumped into the Louisiana Senate race to challenge Democratic Sen.

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Mary Landrieu picks up new challenger in 2014 Senate race

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...Mary Landrieu. Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy is running for the Senate next year, seeking to keep Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu from a fourth term. Rob Maness, a Republican who said he works for Entergy Services Inc. and owns a family farm, ann

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Online sales tax would level playing field

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...in sales taxes goes uncollected in Louisiana each year, according to information in an email from the office of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. That would be a welcome shot in the arm for this state, which has suffered cutbacks in recent times to essenti

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Amendment would delay increase in flood insurance premiums

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...Menendez, D-N.J., said. Menendez and Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York have joined forces with Louisiana Sens. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat, and David Vitter, a Republican, to push a proposal that would delay an increase in premiums for the Natio

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7 Senate seats Republicans are targeting in 2014

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...pickup opportunity for Republicans. The Democratic Party bench in Montana is not strong. 6. Louisiana Incumbent: Sen. Mary Landrieu Latest poll: Harper Polling, April 7, 2013: Landrieu 46 percent, Rep. Bill Cassidy 41 percent 2012 result: 58/41 Romney D

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Congress urged to help female minority business owners

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...Business Ownership Act, which aims to help women start their own business. Wednesdays hearing was held to help Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, the committees chairwoman, gather information for legislation shes crafting to improve the act. Wo

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Giffords Anti-Gun Group Raises $11 Million

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...leaders in Nevada, Kentucky, Ohio, and California. After the vote, it ran "thank you" ads for Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Mary Landrieu, D-La., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Kay Hagan, D-N.C. Two attack ads were run against Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mc

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