Tag: David Vitter

"I will strenuously object to any consideration of her nomination, and request that you immediately withdraw it and instead put forward a nominee who can be confirmed by the Senate and hit the ground running," the Sen. David Vitter, R-La., said in a letter to President Obama. (Getty Image)

Warren, Vitter roll out bill to rein in Fed’s bailout powers

Joseph Lawler · May 13, 2015 3:32 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. David Vitter, R-La., are teaming up on a proposal to change the way the Federal Reserve works, the latest bipartisan effort between the two senators with very different ideological backgrounds. (Getty Images)

Warren, Vitter team up on Fed reform proposal

Joseph Lawler · May 7, 2015 9:52 pm

Bush's support for the Common Core standards has presented a challenge as he prepares to run for president. (AP Photo)

Jeb Bush in 2011: Federal government education pressure ‘appropriate’

Rebecca Berg · March 30, 2015 10:04 pm

"The U.S. Department of Education should not be able to bribe or coerce states into any particular set of standards or curriculum or testing, whether it's Common Core or anything else," said Vitter. (AP File Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Anti-Common Core amendment passes Senate vote

Jason Russell · March 26, 2015 9:53 pm

Vitter quotes ’93 Reid Senate speech on ending birthright citizenship

Sean Higgins · March 13, 2015 4:23 pm

Vitter has introduced a bill to steer Lifeline away from cell phones and back to landlines, which would maintain the program's ability of helping people seeking job interviews. (Bloomberg)

Obamaphone P.R. firm retains general to attack Sen. David Vitter

Luke Rosiak · March 3, 2015 10:00 am

"The U.S. Department of Education should not be able to bribe or coerce states into any particular set of standards or curriculum or testing, whether it's Common Core or anything else," said Vitter. (AP File Photo)

EPA inspector general doesn’t vet its own watchdogs

Sarah Bedford · February 10, 2015 12:00 pm

Community bankers miss chance to get permanent spot on Fed board

Joseph Lawler · December 22, 2014 10:00 am

Sen. David Vitter is reviving an effort to eliminate a policy that exempts federal workers from enrolling in Obamacare in a move that could stop an energy-efficiency bill from being approved.Â (AP/Alex Brandon)

David Vitter to Obama: Screen ‘The Interview’ for Congress

Kelly Cohen · December 20, 2014 7:13 pm

Warren, Vitter team up against Dodd-Frank change in spending bill

Joseph Lawler · December 12, 2014 8:07 pm

Sen. David Vitter is reviving an effort to eliminate a policy that exempts federal workers from enrolling in Obamacare in a move that could stop an energy-efficiency bill from being approved.Â (AP/Alex Brandon)

Energy and Environment

Obamacare measure could thwart Senate energy-efficiency bill

Zack Colman · December 9, 2014 10:10 pm

Sen.David Vitter, R-La., speaks at a campaign stop for Senate candidate, Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., at VFW Post 5951 in Bossier City, La., Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

David Vitter: End birthright citizenship

David M. Drucker · November 22, 2014 6:24 pm