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Senator David B. Vitter's Public Statements on Energy

David Vitter
Full Name: David B. Vitter
Office: U.S. Senate (LA) - Jr, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Wendy; 4 Children: Sophie, Lise, Airey, Jack
Birth Date: 05/03/1961
Birth Place: New Orleans, LA
Home City: Metairie, LA
Religion: Roman Catholic

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April 19, 2013 Letter to White House Energy Advisor Heather Zichal - Truth on Energy Policy is Insightful Washington, DC
March 29, 2013 Letter to President Obama - EPA Tier 3 Rule Unknown
March 22, 2013 Lesson from Vote-A-Rama: Senate Supports Energy Production, Opposes Carbon Tax Unknown
March 22, 2013 Vitter: Mr. President, We're Still Waiting on Keystone Unknown
March 20, 2013 Letter to EPA Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy - Rising Gas Prices Unknown
March 18, 2013 Letter for Secretary of the Interior Nominee Sally Jewel - Direction of the Interior Department Unknown
Feb. 26, 2013 Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry - Keystone XL Pipeline Unknown
Feb. 21, 2013 Letter to Steven Chu, Secretary of Department of Energy - Support for NERA Study on Exporting Liquified Natural Gas Washington, DC
Jan. 30, 2013 Evenhanded Law Enforcement Washington, DC
July 13, 2012 Vitter, Sessions Bill Fixes Salazar's 5-year Plan for Offshore Leasing Washington, DC
June 20, 2012 Vitter: Gulf Lease Sale Highlights Need to Fix Washington's Off-Course Energy Policy Washington, DC
May 15, 2012 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed Unknown
May 15, 2012 Vitter Legislation Halts Ex-Im Bank from Financing Overseas Energy Projects Washington, DC
May 15, 2012 The Washington Times - Obama's Mulligan on Keystone XL Unknown
April 18, 2012 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 -- Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
April 2, 2012 The Washington Times - Truth about Obama's Energy Claims Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 Imposing a Minimum Effective Tax Rate for High-Income Taxpayers-- Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
March 28, 2012 Imposing a Minimum Effective Tax Rate for High-Income Taxpayers-- Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
March 27, 2012 Proposing a Minimum Effective Tax Rate for High-Income Taxpayers-- Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
March 27, 2012 Letter to Ken Salazar, Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior Washington, DC
March 20, 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act --Continued Washington, DC
March 15, 2012 Syria Washington, DC
March 15, 2012 Vitter Says Obama's Energy Speech full of Misinformation Washington, DC
March 8, 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act Washington, DC
Feb. 29, 2012 Letter to President Barack Obama Washington, DC
Feb. 23, 2012 Times-Picayune - Louisiana Delegation Finds Fault with President Barack Obama's Comments on Oil Industry Unknown
Feb. 23, 2012 Vitter: Obama Doesn't Address Keystone XL in Energy Speech Washington, DC
Jan. 25, 2012 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
Jan. 25, 2012 The American Press - Senators Agree with Obama's Message Unknown
Jan. 24, 2012 Vitter Welcomes Focus on Energy Policy in State of the Union Address Washington, DC
Dec. 14, 2011 Vitter Says Drilling Lease Sale Raises Questions with Current Washington Energy Policy Washington, DC
Nov. 15, 2011 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Washington, DC
Nov. 8, 2011 3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act Washington, DC
Nov. 8, 2011 Letter to Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior for the U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC
Oct. 12, 2011 United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Washington, DC
Oct. 11, 2011 Roll Call - Energy Lease Action Can Boost Economy Unknown
Sept. 14, 2011 Vitter Introduces Bill to Audit Federal Subsidies for Green Jobs Washington, DC
Sept. 12, 2011 Letter to Secretary Salazar and Director Bromwich Washington, DC
Aug. 19, 2011 Green Jobs Aren't Working, Unleash Domestic Energy Exploration Washington, DC
Aug. 12, 2011 The Hill - Obama Administration to Launch Brazil Energy Partnership Next Week Unknown
June 23, 2011 Vitter Comments on Obama Administration's Plan to Tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve Washington, DC
May 23, 2011 Easing the Burden on Small Businesses so They Can Continue Creating Jobs Unknown
May 20, 2011 Members of Louisiana Delegation Reiterate Request for Obama/Daley Meeting on Gulf Drilling Washington, DC
May 17, 2011 Landrieu, Vitter Announce Opposition to Both Democratic, Republican Energy Bills Washington, DC
May 17, 2011 Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011 Washington, DC
May 11, 2011 Washington Examiner - Hiking Energy Taxes and Limiting Supplies Won't Bring Gas Prices Down Unknown
May 9, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC
May 6, 2011 Vitter to Obama: Louisiana Could Teach You that We Can "Drill Our Way Out" of Many Economic Woes Washington, DC
May 5, 2011 Gulf Shutdown Anniversary Washington, DC
May 3, 2011 Letter to Michael Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Washington, DC

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