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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 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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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

Are those mistakes elsewhere in State plans?

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Jul 22, 2014

Madam Administrator, it appears in the proposal's accompanying regulatory impact analysis that climate benefits are calculated using your interagency working group's social cost of carbon estimates.

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Jul 22, 2014

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Border Crisis

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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 17, 2014

I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside the pending amendment so that I may call up my amendment No. 3550, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant…

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Jul 17, 2014

Thank you, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma. Amendment No. 3549

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Jul 17, 2014

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To reaffirm the importance of community banking and community…

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Jul 17, 2014

I rise to talk about this amendment which I look forward to being adopted on this important terrorism risk insurance reauthorization bill. It is a commonsense amendment. It is about the Federal Reserve Board, and it says at least one…

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Jul 17, 2014

just one final wrapup issue. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter of support for this amendment from ICBA, the Independent Community Bankers of America. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be…

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Jul 17, 2014

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3550

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Jul 15, 2014

It is time to develop our own rocket.

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Jul 15, 2014

Mr. Lightfoot, it is to be noted that the NASA Inspector General (IG) has glossed over much of this.

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Jul 15, 2014

Mr. Lightfoot, has an Aeronautical Safety Advisory Review Panel inquiry taken place?

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Jul 15, 2014

Mr. Lighfoot, are NASA and the taxpayers being refunded for damaged cargo?

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Jul 15, 2014

General Shelton, according to reports, SpaceX's three cargo resupply missions for NASA have suffered significant failures.

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Jul 10, 2014

I rise today to discuss the growing crisis of unaccompanied alien children streaming across our southern border. It has been called a mounting crisis, including the security crisis it is. There are some 52,000 who have come across in the…

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Jun 26, 2014

as we all know, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the VA, is in shambles. Two national reports this week have highlighted the fact that bureaucratic ineptitude and incompetence seem to be the norm there. Unfortunately, reports that…

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Jun 18, 2014

as you know, Close Up is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes responsible participation in our democratic process. Its mission is to inform, educate, and inspire students to exercise the rights and accept the…

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Jun 18, 2014

Charlie was first introduced to Close Up in 1974 when he was chief of staff for Senator Bennett Johnston and helped secure funding for the Allen J. Ellender Fellowships that served to provide support for economically disadvantaged students…

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Jun 17, 2014

If the United States acts alone, it will have a very insignificant effect.

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Jun 17, 2014

I think Senator Boozman's comment and explanation of the 97 percent figure really goes to that.

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Jun 17, 2014

However, their unilateral actions will increase America's electricity bills, decrease family disposable income and result in real job losses for little or no measurable impact on our ever changing climate.

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Jun 17, 2014

Years ago when this first started, a lot of us believed it was true because that was what was supposed to be believed.

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