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

Health Bill Earns One Republican Vote - Prescriptions Blog ...

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, has expressed reservations about the health care legislation, particularly the proposal for a government-run insurance plan or public option. She is being courted aggressively by Senate ...

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Women under Carriages, under Street Cars, and under Buses « The ...

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Which women in this system (yes, YOU Nancy Pelosi, yes, You Candy Crowely, yes, you Cindy Sheehan, yes, you Donna Brazille, yes YOU, Governor Sibilius, yes YOU Senator Mary Landrieu, yes you Secretary of State Rice,yes, ...

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The Future is Cao

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...prefer we disregard the memo from now on. Post Script: Here's hoping Cao's vote, at a minimum, sends a signal to Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.). After all, if a House Republican from Louisiana can for health care reform the least a Senate Democrat from Loui

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House Passes Health Bill 220 to 215 | CafeSentido.com

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

His vote may put added pressure on Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu, also of Louisiana, to join her party in supporting passage. The vote marks the first time either house of the US Congress has passed legislation that would extend ...

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PRUDEN: Corpse sits up, gets nice salute

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey called the results "a mixed bag" and in no way a referendum on the Obama agenda. Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, the Little Miss Sunshine of the Senate, agreed. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada scoffed that the verdicts in V

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A Democrat Civil War? » Blogs For Victory

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is out as keynote speaker for the Palm Beach County Democratic Party's annual fund-raising dinner next week because party leaders dislike her stance on health care reform, county Democratic ...

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Kucinich also unwelcome in Palm Beach

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Party fund-raising dinner. He’s the second Democratic keynoter to be scratched this week. The party dumped Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu on Tuesday because local activists were upset by her refusal to commit to blocking a Republican filibuster of healt

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Does Landrieu Not Know That All Her Demands Regarding The Public Option Have Already Been Addressed?

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...weeks ago Sen. Mary Landrieu claimed to be against the public option, which she described as “government-run, taxpayer subsidized.” Of course there is no truth behind her claim. The public option, as it has been proposed for months, would be funded

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FDL Action Health Care Update: Thursday (11/5/09)

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Bachmann tea partiers who showed up en masse today on Capitol Hill! 5. Last but not least, Jon Walker reports that Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) has been disinvited as keynote speaker for the Palm Beach County, Florida Democratic Party's annual fundraiser "

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Weekend Opinionator: Are Democrats, Too, Facing a Civil War? - The ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

MoveOn is already planning radio ads targeting Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln over the health care issue. MoveOn's new campaign comes amid much discussion in the political world of ...

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Give Us Liberty: ON THE FENCE? They better not be. If they vote ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Sen. Michael F Bennet, Colorado DC Office Phone Number: 202-224-5852, DC Fax Number: 202-228-5036. Sen. Ben Nelson, Nebraska DC Office Number: 202-224-6551, DC Fax Number: 202-228-0012. Sen. Mary Landrieu, Louisiana ...

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Progressive Eruptions: JON STEWART DOES GLENN BECK BETTER THAN ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Civil rights organizations had called for Bardwell to resign while Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) had called for him to be dismissed. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), on the other hand, would only go so far as to say that Bardwell “should follow ...

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Purging Moderates - Reformed Chicks Blabbing

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Evidently, the Republicans aren't the only ones purging moderates:Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is out as keynote speaker for the Palm Beach County Democratic Party's annual fund-raising dinner next week because party leaders ...

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Frank Sharry: Q: How Much Taxpayer Money Will GOP Waste to Fire up ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

 As Christina Bellantoni reports in a recent Talking Points Memo post, some Democratic legislators fought the nonsense hard:Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) sent a terse letter to Vitter (R-LA) outlining the problems she sees in his ...

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SQUARE ENOUGH CIRCLES AND YOU'RE LEFT WITH SWISS CHEESE:

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Sen. Mary Landrieu says she generally backs President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul efforts. But she'd like to see a few items in the bill before voting for it, including bigger federal Medicaid payments for her home state of Louisiana, extended h

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Hypocrisy Alert: Florida Democrats Uninvited Sen Landrieu Because ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

... said that they are trying to inclusive even if all other evidence has said otherwise. Now, the Democratic Party of Palm Beach County, Florida is showing their inclusive spirit:Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is out as keynote.

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Arizona Capitol Times » Blog Archive » La. judge done after flap ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Bardwell didn't return repeated calls to comment about his resignation. Civil rights leaders and officials, including Gov. Bobby Jindal and U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, wanted him out. Jindal said Bardwell made the right decision. ...

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Senators Make Health Reform Positions Known - Kaiser Health News

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that a "health care overhaul faces a tough sell among the Louisiana delegation:" "Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said the bill pending ... isn't aggressive enough in trying to curb rising health care ..

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From The Pols Are Pols File - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) was orginally scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Palm Beach County Democratic Party's annual fundraiser. (The fundraiser had previously been known as the Jefferson-Jackson dinner, but this year was ...

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YID With LID: Red State Dems Finally Pay Attention to Jobs--THEIR ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said the gubernatorial results said more about Virginia and New Jersey than they did about Congress. But still, she said she is well aware that voters are feeling anxious about what the Democrats are doing on ...

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