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David Vitter

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David Vitter is a former United States Senator from Louisiana, serving from 2005 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Vitter was known for his focus on issues such as transportation, infrastructure, and environmental policy. During his tenure, he served on various Senate committees, including the Environment and Public Works Committee, where he addressed topics like water quality and pharmaceuticals in the nation's waters.

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Jul 30, 2014

Dodd-Frank had not ended too big to fail.

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Jul 30, 2014

I think it is very helpful, and I think it moves the debate significantly.

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Jul 29, 2014

30 percent seems like a huge margin when they assume absolutely none of the risk.

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Jul 29, 2014

I have to believe that the folks not buying insurance tend to have lower risk.

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Jul 29, 2014

there has been an important development in the effort to bring fairness for the victims of poisonous drywall that was imported from China. Drywall sourced from China was found to emit dangerous chemicals that make people sick and damage…

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Jul 29, 2014

Thank you, Madam President. I stand today also with high hopes that the new leadership at the VA will bring much needed changes to a department that is clearly, quite frankly, in a shambles, failing our Nation's veterans. During his…

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Jul 29, 2014

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

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Jul 28, 2014

Treasury should resolve this issue before issuing the final regs.

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Jul 28, 2014

The Council should also give priority to projects that address multiple criteria as opposed to only one.

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Jul 28, 2014

As you know, no one felt the effects of the Deepwater Horizon disaster more than the citizens of Louisiana.

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Jul 28, 2014

As a leading Republican conferee on the highway bill, I continued to make the enactment, the full, final passage and enactment of the RESTORE Act an absolutely top priority.

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Jul 28, 2014

I hope we have a rigorous, nuance discussion about the facts and specifically where they lead us.

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Jul 28, 2014

I want to stress the importance of refraining from nickel and diming these funds.

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Jul 28, 2014

the RESTORE Act was a big win, dedicating 80 percent of the Clean Water Act's civil penalties paid by the responsible parties to restoration and rebuilding.

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Jul 28, 2014

I am frustrated all too often by discussions here on the subject in Washington.

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Jul 28, 2014

Current global warming policies make energy much more costly.

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Jul 24, 2014

I would just like to again ask unanimous consent to be recognized for 1 additional minute following the Senator from Maryland being recognized for 4 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

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Jul 24, 2014

I rise again on the Senate floor to talk about the crisis at our southern border, and it is a crisis. I don't use that word lightly, but it is clearly a crisis on many levels. This fiscal year alone, since October 1, 2013, over 381,000…

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Jul 24, 2014

I ask unanimous consent for 1 additional minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

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Jul 24, 2014

I will consider objecting, but I would far prefer to amend the unanimous consent request so that I get the additional minute I was just denied and the Senator from Maryland gets her time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without…

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Jul 24, 2014

my unanimous consent request was for me to finish my remarks in 1 minute and then have the Senator---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pending unanimous consent request is from the Senator from Maryland. Is there objection?

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Jul 22, 2014

I look forward to hearing from Administrator McCarthy on EPA's proposed existing source rule.

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Jul 22, 2014

What I am hearing is you factored in overall national economic growth. That is not what I am talking about.

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Jul 22, 2014

I just want to note that factored into the EPA's Louisiana plan are just facts that aren't there, capacity that isn't there, that isn't operating.

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Jul 22, 2014

I also think it is useful to know a domestic, a U.S., we are representing U.S. citizens, a U.S. cost benefit analysis.

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