Senator Mary Landrieu

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

11/08/09
Health Bill Earns One Republican Vote - Prescriptions Blog ...

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 ...

11/08/09
Women under Carriages, under Street Cars, and under Buses « The ...

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, ...

11/08/09
The Future is Cao

...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

11/07/09
House Passes Health Bill 220 to 215 | CafeSentido.com

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 ...

11/07/09
PRUDEN: Corpse sits up, gets nice salute

...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

Source: Rantburg
11/06/09
Frank Sharry: Q: How Much Taxpayer Money Will GOP Waste to Fire up ...

 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 ...

Source: The Blog
11/06/09
Give Us Liberty: ON THE FENCE? They better not be. If they vote ...

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 ...

11/06/09
SQUARE ENOUGH CIRCLES AND YOU'RE LEFT WITH SWISS CHEESE:

...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

11/06/09
Kucinich also unwelcome in Palm Beach

...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

Source: The Politico
11/06/09
Weekend Opinionator: Are Democrats, Too, Facing a Civil War? - The ...

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 ...

11/06/09
Does Landrieu Not Know That All Her Demands Regarding The Public Option Have Already Been Addressed?

...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

Source: Firedoglake
11/06/09
FDL Action Health Care Update: Thursday (11/5/09)

...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 "

11/06/09
Progressive Eruptions: JON STEWART DOES GLENN BECK BETTER THAN ...

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 ...

11/06/09
Purging Moderates - Reformed Chicks Blabbing

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 ...

11/06/09
A Democrat Civil War? » Blogs For Victory

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 ...

11/05/09
Arizona Capitol Times » Blog Archive » La. judge done after flap ...

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. ...

11/05/09
Sen. Michael Bennet's not so secret adviser on the environment

...Michael Bennett (D-Colo.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), David Vitter (R-La.), Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska). in that diary I criticize both Mar

11/05/09
11-05-09 NAFB's National Ag News as heard inside the BARN's ...

Other complaints include: Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana wants to do more to protect small businesses. Indiana's Evan Bayh has sought to shield the medical-device manufacturers in his state from hefty fees. And Senator Ben Nelson of ...

11/05/09
Cracker Squire: This kind of stuff just breaks my heart: Next ...

Democratic 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 ...

11/05/09
The Latin Americanist: Senate rejects anti-immigrant Census proposal

Vitter's Louisiana colleague (Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu) argued against his proposal and claimed that his idea would require changing the constitution. Image- WKTV Online Sources- Washington Independent, The Latin Americanist, ...

11/05/09
Senators Make Health Reform Positions Known - Kaiser Health News

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 ..

11/05/09
Louisiana Justice Who Refused to Marry Interracial Couples Steps ...

Bardwell estimates he has refused to sign the marriage licenses of approximately four couples in the past five years, notes the Huffington Post. Some politicians—including U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu–and civil rights groups have been ...

11/05/09
Blue Virginia: FDL Action Health Care Update: Thursday (11/5/09)

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 "because she has not yet decide to support cloture on ...

11/05/09
Health care bill's supporters, opponents flock to Capitol | McClatchy

While she listens to as many views as she can, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said "ultimately, I was elected to provide my best judgment. I feel I've studied this thoroughly now, and know it pretty well." The lobbyists and the grassroots ...

11/05/09
From The Pols Are Pols File - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime

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 ...

Source: TalkLeft
11/05/09
SquareState.net:: Sen. Michael Bennet's not so secret adviser on ...

M.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), David Vitter (R-La.), Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska). Aligning yourself with Brownback and Murkowski only strengthens one's conservadem resume. It is not clean energy and it has been doing ...

11/05/09
YID With LID: Red State Dems Finally Pay Attention to Jobs--THEIR ...

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 ...

11/05/09
Palm Beach rises up

...Mary Landrieu (D-La.) loses a speaking gig at the Palm Beach County Democratic Party's annual dinner because of her uncommitted position on health care reform. Ben Smith posts the details from the : Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is out as keyn

Source: The Politico
11/05/09
Hypocrisy Alert: Florida Democrats Uninvited Sen Landrieu Because ...

... 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.

11/05/09
The Coming GOP Civil War | Mother Jones

That's plenty to launch a serious primary challenge." MoveOn is already planning radio ads targeting Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln over the health care issue. recommend this ...

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