Senator David B. Vitter's Public Statements on Environment

Biographical

Full Name: David B. Vitter
Current Office: U.S. Senate - 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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6/14/13 Letter to Avi Garbow, Deputy General Counsel EPA - Vitter Urges EPA General Counsel Nominee to Commit to Transparency Washington, DC 6/13/13 White House Confirms EPA Using Bogus Benefits in Rulemaking Unknown 6/12/13 Vitter Reiterates Request for Release of EPA Secret Data Unknown 6/11/13 Vitter: Support for Chemical Safety Improvement Act Grows Unknown 5/24/13 Vitter Rigs to Reefs Bill Will Bring Efficiency to Program Supporting Ecosystems in Gulf Washington, DC 5/23/13 Top EPA Toxics Officials Under Obama & Bush Admins Hail Lautenberg-Vitter Bill to Reform Nation's Chemical Laws Washington, DC 5/23/13 Vitter: CBO Report Says Carbon Tax Would Negatively Affect Economy Washington, DC 5/22/13 Senators Fight Against EPA Takeover of Private Water Washington, DC 5/22/13 Bipartisan Group of Senators Reach Agreement to Reform Nation's Chemical Laws Washington, DC 5/22/13 Senators Lautenberg And Vitter Reach Groundbreaking Agreement To Reform Nation's Chemical Laws Washington, DC 5/20/13 Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Assistant Administrator Nancy K. Stoner - EPW Republicans to EPA: Suspend Stormwater Rule-Making Until Clean Water Act Guidelines Are Met Washington, DC 5/16/13 Letter to the International and Tribal Affairs Assistant Administrator Michelle J. DePass - EPA Political Appointee's Potential Violations Washington, DC 5/15/13 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 Washington, DC 5/15/13 Vitter Gets WRDA Passed in Senate 83 to 14 Washington, DC 5/15/13 Water Resources Development Act Washington, DC 5/14/13 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 - Continued Washington, DC 5/09/13 Vitter Supports Flood Insurance Amendment to Avoid Rate Increases Washington, DC 5/08/13 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 Washington, DC 5/07/13 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 - Continued Washington, DC 5/03/13 Vitter Looks Forward to Next Week's Floor Debate on Water Resource Development Act Unknown 5/02/13 Letter to Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank - Urge Dept. of Commerce to Address Red Snapper Fishery Before Relationships Further Decline Unknown 5/01/13 Vitter Releases New Richard Windsor Email Findings Washington, DC 4/29/13 Vitter to EPA: Stop Playing Dangerous, Hypothetical Games to Determine New Project Approval Washington, DC 4/29/13 Letter to Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Bob Perciasepe - Transparency in EPA's Relationship with Environmental Groups Washington, DC 4/29/13 Letter to Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Bob Perciasepe - Pressing EPA for Transparency in its Relationship with Environmental Groups Washington, DC 4/25/13 Letter to Chair of the Committee on Environment and Public Works Barbara Boxer - Give Us Same Courtesy on McCarthy Hearing That We Gave You on NRC Unknown 4/23/13 Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe - Avoid Expanding Water Regulations Washington, DC 4/22/13 Letter to Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley - Urging Administration to Withdraw GHG Regulation Through NEPA Unknown 4/16/13 Vitter Introduces North American Wetlands Conservation Act Unknown 4/16/13 Letter to Nominee to Head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Gina McCarthy - Increased Agency Transparency Unknown 4/12/13 Vitter to Follow Up on McCarthy Promises Unknown 4/11/13 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works - Nomination of Gina McCarthy Unknown 4/11/13 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works - Nomination of Gina McCarthy Unknown 4/10/13 Letter to Nominee to Lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gina McCarthy - Request Increased Transparency Unknown 4/10/13 Letter to Nominee for Environmental Protection Agency Gina McCarthy - Transparency Concerns Unknown 4/09/13 Vitter Bill Will Extend State's Offshore Jurisdiction, Including Fisheries Management Washington, DC 4/04/13 Letter to EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe - EPA Giving out Personal Information of Private Citizens to Environmental Groups Washington, DC 4/02/13 Letter to Nominee for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gina McCarthy - "Sue-and-Settle" Deal with Sierra Club Unknown 3/29/13 Vitter Says Tier 3 Regulation is Bad News for Drivers Washington, DC 3/29/13 Letter to President Obama - EPA Tier 3 Rule Unknown 3/28/13 Vitter, Senators Ask McCarthy for Clarity on NYU Litigation Threat Unknown 3/27/13 Vitter: Court says EPA Violated Procedural Requirements Creating Water Regulations Unknown 3/22/13 Vitter Introduces Budget Amendment to Prohibit GHG Regulations Until China, India & Russia Implement Similar Unknown 3/22/13 Lesson from Vote-A-Rama: Senate Supports Energy Production, Opposes Carbon Tax Unknown 3/19/13 Letter to EPA Region 9 Administrator Jared Blumenfeld - Personal Email Use Unknown 3/18/13 Letter for Secretary of the Interior Nominee Sally Jewel - Direction of the Interior Department Unknown 3/15/13 Vitter Says EPA Shouldn't Need New Report to be Transparent, Could Lead by Example Unknown 3/13/13 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Washington, DC 3/13/13 U.S. News & World Report - Clearing the Air on an Opaque EPA Unknown 3/11/13 Politico - Vitter blasts EPA over new emails from former regional chief Unknown