David Vitter

Sen. David Vitter is upset over an appeals court refusal to lift a stay blocking enforcement of the state of Arizona's immigration enforcement legislation passed last year.

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today spoke on the Senate floor in support of the continuing resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this afternoon.

Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-Southwest Louisiana) today applauded the U.S. Senate for finally passing the repeal of the unpopular 1099 provision in the health-care law.

(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sens. David Vitter (R-LA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) this week introduced legislation that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to limit birthright citizenship to children born in the U.S. to at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen, legal resident alien or active member of the U.S. armed forces.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) today issued the following statement regarding Attorney General Holder’s announcement that 9/11 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried in a military commission at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) today introduced their 3-D Act: The Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following comments after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development took charge of the Lafayette Housing Authority.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today introduced the Natural Resources Restoration Act of 2011, which would require expedited coastal and fishery recovery and restoration from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today called on Gulf Coast Claims Facility administrator Ken Feinberg to immediately address the concerns of a growing number of Louisianians who have not received timely and equitable treatment in the claims process resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill last April.

(Washington, D.C.) – Sen. David Vitter today released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Obamacare being signed into law.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today announced that he is hosting town hall meetings in St. Landry and St. Mary Parishes on Wednesday, March 23 to hear from constituents.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today sent a letter to President Obama asking him to make a presidential disaster declaration for Acadia Parish as a result of the tornado on March 5, 2011.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following comments after President Obama’s remarks over the weekend suggesting the United States should become more dependent on oil imported from Brazil.

Senator David Vitter chats with Ken and Bernie about spending and gas prices on The Morning Report.

(Washington, D.C) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today in a letter blasted Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael Bromwich for misleading the public about the number of offshore drilling permits pending approval by Bromwich’s agency.

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today introduced an amendment to the small business bill that would require the federal government to sell off or demolish any unused or underused federal property, which would save taxpayers $83 billion.

(Washington, D.C.)   – U.S. Sen. David Vitter along with seven colleagues sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today disapproving of his tactic to limit debate on spending proposals.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter sent a letter to Obama’s oil spill claims czar Ken Feinberg today asking why his firm paid another lawyer to produce a report showing that Feinberg’s compensation from BP was appropriate.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sens. David Vitter made the following statement in reaction to news reportsregarding President Obama’s announcement that the “U.S. would resume the military tribunals for Guantanamo terrorists that he unilatera lly suspended two years ago, and he may even begin referring new charges to military commissions within days or weeks.”

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter issued the following statement in reaction to news reports that White House officials are urging Saudi Arabia to increase its oil production to ease Americans’ fuel costs.