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Senator David B. Vitter's Public Statements on Transportation

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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May 2, 2013 Letter to Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and Michael Huerta, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Preserve Contract Tower Funding Washington, DC
April 10, 2013 The Hill - Senators Move to Stop Flight Tower Closures Unknown
April 5, 2013 Vitter Applauds Decision to Protect Shreveport Control Tower Shreveport, LA
April 4, 2013 Vitter Discusses Efforts to Protect Shreveport Control Tower With Local Officials Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Klobuchar, Vitter Introduce Legislation to Address Captive Shipping and Promote Fairness and Competition in the Railroad Industry Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 The Times-Picayune - Congress Passes 90-Day Stopgap Transportation Bill Unknown
March 14, 2012 Vitter: Senate Passes Highway Bill, Includes RESTORE Washington, DC
Nov. 9, 2011 EPW Committee Unanimously Approves Major Bipartisan Transportation Bill Washington, DC
Nov. 4, 2011 Boxer, Inhofe, Baucus, and Vitter Release Bipartisan Transportation Authorization Bill, MAP-21 Washington, DC
Aug. 26, 2011 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
July 29, 2011 CapitolBeakOK - Transportation Federalism -- and Flexibility -- Proposed in New Bill from Coburn, Lankford Washington, DC
July 28, 2011 Coats, Senators Introduce Bill to Give States Freedom to Manage Federal Highway Tax Revenues Washington DC
May 25, 2011 Boxer, Inhofe, Baucus, and Vitter Joint Statement on Transportation Authorization Legislation Washington, DC
March 17, 2011 Vitter Introduces Bill to Save Taxpayer Money in Transportation Infrastructure Projects Washington, DC
March 10, 2011 Letter to Daniel R. Elliott III, Chairman, Surface Transporation Board Washington, DC
Feb. 2, 2011 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act Washington, DC
Dec. 8, 2009 Letter to Senator John D. Rockefeller Chairman Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Washington, DC
Sept. 17, 2009 Transportation, Housing And Urban Development, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--Resumed Washington, DC
Sept. 16, 2009 Transportation, Housing And Urban Development, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
Sept. 15, 2009 Transportation, Housing And Urban Development, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--Continued Washington, DC
June 25, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Environment And Public Works Committee - Impacts Of Expected Highway Trust Fund Insolvency Washington, DC
June 16, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee - To Consider the Nomination of Inez Tenenbaum to be Chairman and Commissioner for the Consumer Product Safety Commission Washington, DC
May 7, 2008 Hearing of the Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee - Reauthorizing the Vision for Space Exploration Washington, DC
Sept. 6, 2007 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008--Continued Washington, DC
March 16, 2007 Vitter's View: Increasing Competition on Our Railroads to Grow Jobs in Louisiana Unknown
Aug. 10, 2006 Letter to Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Unknown
April 11, 2006 Letter to The Honorable Christopher S. Bond Chairman Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies and Washington, DC
May 16, 2005 Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users Washington, DC - Senate
April 1, 2004 Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users Washington, DC

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