Senator Mary Landrieu

Democrat  •  Louisiana  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 1997
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
  • Votes with party 89%
  • Abstains: 7%

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11/18/09
Reid plan ups pressure on moderates - Carrie Budoff Brown ...

Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson and Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu both sounded more positive about voting to allow debate to proceed. Nelson told reporters he still had problems with the public option plan — he prefers a plan that would allow ...

11/18/09
Even As The Release Of The Senate Health Bill Nears, Reid Keeps ...

Reid must win the support of all 60 senators who caucus with Democrats, including Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman” (Bolton, 11/18). Politico: “With an assist from Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scrambled Wednesday to pull ... And, “at a

Source: Procto-Med
11/18/09
More Questions On Landrieu Camp's Donation To Treasury -- CREW ...

The campaign of Sen. Mary Landrieu violated campaign-finance rules by making an unexplained donation of over $25000 to the US Treasury, a good-government group is alleging. The campaign calls the payment routine, but one expert says ...

11/18/09
Reid Releases Senate Health Reform Bill, Includes Tax On Wealthy ...

And, in fact, the strategy seemed to be working. Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson and Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu both sounded more positive about voting to allow debate to proceed" (Budoff Brown, 11/18). ...

11/18/09
Centrisity: Pressured

and Mary Landrieu (La.) -- will determine whether it will garner the 60 needed to break an all-but-certain Republican filibuster. A vote to end debate should not be of concern, it is the final vote that matters. There is no reason these folks can't su

Source: Centrisity
11/18/09
Franken's Craven 'Anti-Rape' Amendment

...in tracking contributions, Franken's legal take exceeds $1.6 million. Likewise, during the same time period, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D., La.), who co-sponsored the amendment with Franken, raised more than $1.2 million from lawyers -- in her case, four times

Source: Rantburg
11/18/09
The Washington Times' Confederate (fifth) columnist

...to enact a federal anti-lynching law during the height of Jim Crow-era violence. He accused the resolution's sponsors -- Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and George Allen (R-Va.) -- of putting on a "demonstration of manufactured remorse." Pruden has also at

Source: Facing South
11/18/09
Pam's House Blend:: Sen. Vitter doesn't know if Loving v. Virginia ...

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Sen. Mary Landrieu were quick to condemn Bardwell (who said he wasn't racist because his black friends can "use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else.") Well, maybe there's a reason Vitter .

11/18/09
Defending Small Business, Eyeing a Big Vote - Prescriptions Blog ...

Senator Mary Landrieu Doug Mills/The New York Times Senator Mary Landrieu. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, has been cagey on how she will vote on a motion to bring up the big health care bill for debate in the Senate. ...

11/18/09
Sen. Harry Reid's Health Care Bill To Cover 31 Million - cbs11tv.com

Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, moderates within his party who have expressed reservations about the bill. "He is walking through the particulars with them," said Reid's spokesman, ...

11/18/09
Reid rolling out big guns to push healthcare bill to 60 needed ...

“There's not a lot of room for error here,” said Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), among those centrists targeted. “I think the administration is pulling out all the stops. A Democratic aide said Biden met with Reid Wednesday morning to offer ...

Source: Top News
11/18/09
Wednesday Editorial Meeting « FOX News Sunday

Debate over a bill most likely will be on the Senate floor this week as Democratic leaders continue to woo party moderates, Sen. Ben Nelson (NE), Sen. Mary Landrieu (LA) and Sen. Blanche Lincoln (AR). We'll talk to leaders on Capitol ...

11/18/09
Senate Abuzz Ahead Of Busy Night On Health Reform - The Note

Moderate Democrats who have expressed their reservations with the broad strokes of the legislation, including Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, all just walked into Reid's ...

Source: The Note
11/18/09
Democratic Health Care Holdouts' Ties to the Health Insurance ...

Another Democratic holdout, Louisiana's Sen. Mary Landrieu received $104548 from health insurers and HMOs since the 2006 election cycle. Sen. Landrieu's long time chief of staff Jason Matthews (1996-2009) left her office this year to ...

11/18/09
FDL Action » Landrieu Slightly Tones Down Her Rhetoric On A Public ...

Mary Landrieu (D-LA), along with Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, and Joe Lieberman is seen as one of the biggest obstacles in the way of getting a health care bill with a public option through the Senate. Her previous statements about the ...

Source: FDL Action
11/18/09
ARRA News Service: Today in Washington D. C. - Nov 18, 2009 - Reid ...

Today at 5 pm, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will present the health care reform bill to Democratic senators at a special caucus meeting. Senate Democrats have been saying that they want to hold the first vote on Reid's health care bill so ... Blanche Linc

11/18/09
Crucial meeting: Moderates with Reid - First Read - msnbc.com

Ben Nelson (NE), Blanche Lincoln (AR) and Mary Landrieu (LA) all walked into Majority Leader Harry Reid's office together. Democrats are clearly trying to get their ducks in a row as they make their final push before a potential vote on a Senate ....

Source: First Read
11/18/09
Morning Must Reads -- Hot seat for Holder | Washington Examiner

Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu, and Blanche Lincoln just to start debate means things may get pretty dire for Reid and his White House partners. “Senators Landrieu, Lincoln and Nelson have all said they cannot commit to backing the preliminary step until the

11/18/09
THESE BASTARDS: It begins

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.): Landrieu may have just won reelection, but she consistently positions herself in the middle of her caucus — and is now “very skeptical” about the Reid plan. She refused to say whether she would even vote to ...

11/18/09
Bizbox by Slate - Small Business Help and Tips

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner,Small Business Administration head Karen G. Mills, and Small Business & Entrepreneurship Commitee Chair Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) are among those who will pick each other's brains today, along with the ...

11/18/09
Senate Dems Close In On Reform: Details Of Health Care Bill Revealed

Senate Democrats made a big step toward comprehensive health care reform Wednesday night as Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) unveiled a bill that merges the two plans that passed the health and finance committees. ... Three Democratic senators --

11/18/09
RealClearPolitics - Interview with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin

BLITZER: Mary Landrieu, the Democratic senator from Louisiana, Blanche Lincoln, the Democratic Senate from Arkansas, Ben Nelson, the Democratic senator from Nebraska, Joe Lieberman, the independent Democrat, as he likes to call himself, ...

11/18/09
ohnotheydidnt: The 25 Best Live Moments on TV (2000-2009)

Carlson's contract was not renewed and the show was ultimately canceled—as a direct result of Stewart's appearance. Sounds like Pulitzer-worthy behavior to me. 5. Anderson Cooper Confronts Sen. Mary Landrieu after Hurricane Katrina ...

11/17/09
Free health clinic in New Orleans highlights need for reforms

...poor, you can't go to work, you can't do things you need to do to go forward." "Countdown" reported that it invited U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) to appear on its newscast yesterday to discuss the clinic and health reform but was told that her schedul

Source: Facing South
11/17/09
Look, A Well Produced Internet Video Game From GOP.com

...It’s like a match game for lazy, incurious, unthinking — oh, nevermind. I tried to match Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo) with Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-Lousiana) since they would make a lovely couple but the stupid game wouldn’t do it. ‘The Senate vers

Source: Wonkette
11/17/09
Senate Centrists Work on Triggers to Replace Public Option ...

Carper is meeting with centrists such as Joe Lieberman, Olympia Snowe, Mary Landrieu, Ben Nelson, Evan Bayh and Blanche Lincoln asking them what kind of a trigger they might vote for. “What we're asking centrists is: 'What ... Those that fail wo

Source: Swampland
11/17/09
The State of Journalism in Nebraska « his vorpal sword

A group called “Americans for Limited Government” (ALG) Monday urged moderate Democrats like Nelson to follow the lead of Senator Mary Landrieu (D) of Louisiana, who the group quotes as saying, “I think if you asked, do you want a ...

11/17/09
"Countdown" Producer Attends Health Care Clinic In New Orleans ...

Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu - blue dog republicrat is against Health Care Reform and did not even bother to show up nor did she bother to issue any type of statement in support of the free clinic in New Orleans. ...

11/17/09
NOW! Blog » Insurance Company Greed Kills Jobs

And why would any senator who opposes the entire bill vote for such a waiver? The answer can be found in the specific proposals that would be in violation of the Byrd Rule. Mostly, those would include reforms to the way the insurance industry ... Conserva

Source: NOW! Blog
11/17/09
ISS - Free health clinic in New Orleans highlights need for reforms

"Countdown" reported that it invited U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) to appear on its newscast yesterday to discuss the clinic and health reform but was told that her schedule would not allow it. Landrieu has voiced reservations about ...

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