Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]

2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...senators in Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Ohio. They also are seeking to overtake scandal-scarred Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana and are eyeing GOP Sen. Richard Burr in North Carolina, where Obama won last fall. Next page &g

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U.S. Trials OK'd for 9/11 Suspects

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...work. In other action, the Senate blocked an effort to have the Census Bureau tally citizenship in next year's count. Sen. David Vitter, Louisiana Republican, had sought the information, saying illegal immigrants and other noncitizens who can't vote a

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Southern Dems cast wary eye at election results

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...in a bid to become his state's first black governor. Democrats talked Rep. Charlie Melancon into trying to unseat Republican Sen. David Vitter in Louisiana, and Georgia Democrats convinced former Gov. Roy Barnes to take another shot at the office, givin

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Senate says no to citizenship questions on Census surveys

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...and citizenship status. The Senate voted 60-39 Thursday to move forward a budget bill without an amendment by U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., that would have required Census surveys to ask about legal and immigration status in the U.S. U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl,

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Citizenship question will not be added to 2010 census

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...to determine how congressional representatives are allocated to states. The proposal was co-sponsored by Republican Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana and Robert Bennett of Utah. They sought to have non-citizens excluded from the population numbers used to

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Count everyone

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Senate has blocked an attempt to skew the next census in favor of states that do not have large immigrant populations. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., proposed requiring census forms to ask whether people were U.S. citizens when counted next April 1. The expe

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Southern Democrats who could be particularly vulnerable in 2010 antsy after Virginia landslide

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...bid to become his state's first black governor. Democrats talked Rep. Charlie Melancon into trying to unseat Republican Sen. David Vitter in Louisiana, and Georgia Democrats convinced former Gov. Roy Barnes to take another shot at the office, giving the

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Baker Fundraiser Set For National GOP Group In D.C.

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...the Nov. 19 fundraiser for Baker along with Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, and David Vitter, of Louisiana. Baker, a state senator from Conway, is among seven Republicans seeking the nomination to challenge Democr

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U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon: All victims deserve their day in court

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...managed to vote against the proposal. Here in Louisiana, Sen. Mary Landrieu supported it, but for reasons only he knows, Sen. David Vitter chose to vote no. Even though the amendment passed by a wide bipartisan margin, it might not be signed into law. H

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Senate rejects Bennett move to count illegals

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...R-Utah, to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens. The amendment, sponsored by Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and co-sponsored by Bennett, to a bill that funds the census was aimed at excluding noncitizens from the popu

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Democrats cast wary eye at election results

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...a bid to become his state's first black governor. Democrats talked Rep. Charlie Melancon into trying to unseat Republican Sen. David Vitter in Louisiana, and Georgia Democrats convinced former Gov. Roy Barnes to take another shot at the office, giving t

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Census counting all: Citizens or not

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...The 2010 Census will count the undocumented. Sen. David Vitter, a Louisiana Republican, advanced a plan to prevent the Census Bureau from counting non-citizens in its conduct of the 2010 Census. The Senate's Democrats blocked that in a 60-39 vote toda

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Senate kills Bennett move to count illegals

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Senate blocks census citizenship question

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are a U.S. citizen. The proposal by Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter was aimed at excluding immigrants from the population totals that are used to figure the number of congressional re

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Gallot: Lawmaker divisive on census 'illegals' question

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...to get the U.S. Census Bureau to place a question about legal citizenship on the 2010 census. Gallot did not mention U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., by name, but Vitter has said Louisiana, which has a relatively small illegal-immigrant population, could

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Senate blocks GOP proposal to require that census ask about citizenship status in 2010 count

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Senate blocks census US-citizenship question

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...proposal by Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter was aimed at excluding immigrants from the population totals that are used to figure the number of congressional representatives for each state. Critics said Vitter's plan would discourage immigrants fr

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Senators push for Chinese drywall relief

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...The results of additional tests are expected later this month. Sens. Nelson and George LeMieux from Florida; Mary Landrieu and David Vitter of Louisiana; and Mark Warner and Jim Webb of Virginia introduced the resolution. The Miami Herald is pleased t

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CNN - H1N1 Vaccine Arrives For Troops In War Zones

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...in line under that category. It should be made available to them before we hand it out to terrorists at Gitmo," said Sen. David Vitter, R-Louisiana, in a written statement. Vitter, along with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-T

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Survivor of rape confronts Vitter

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...— A Baton Rouge rape survivor whose videotaped confrontation with U.S. Sen. David Vitter is circulating around the Internet said Tuesday that the incident was not politically motivated. The incident is posted on YouTube and has had more than 100,000 v

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