David Vitter

(Washington, D.C.)   – U.S. Sen. David Vitter made the following statement regarding the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announcement of its approval of the first deepwater drilling permit since the Deepwater Horizon explosion.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter announced that he is hosting town hall meetings in Iberia and Lafourche Parishes on Thursday, February 24 to hear from constituents.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter announced that he is hosting town hall meetings in Natchitoches, Avoyelles and Jefferson Davis Parishes on Wednesday, February 23 to hear from constituents.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter yesterday applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing an amendment that would prevent any funds made available under the continuing resolution from being provided to Planned Parenthood.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today issued the following statement in response to federal judge Martin Feldman’s ruling that the Obama administration must decide within 30 days whether to grant a set of five deepwater drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico.

WASHINGTON – United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today commented on Sen. David Vitter, R-La., placing a hold on Daniel Ashe, President Obama’s nominee to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter met today with Michael Bromwich, Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (formerly MMS).

U.S. Senator David Vitter joined the Morning Report to give details on his latest effort to get the Obama administration moving on drilling permits.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today announced a hold on Dan Ashe, President Obama’s nominee to head the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Department of the Interior, until the department issues at least fifteen deepwater exploration well permits and complies with his other previous requests for answers on the permitting process.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following comments in response to the release of President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget:

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today announced that he will serve as ranking member on the subcommittee for Transportation and Infrastructure of the Environment and Public Works Committee in the 112th Congress.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter recently introduced legislation that would require that if the U.S. reaches its debt limit, Social Security benefits for seniors and debt commitments will be the top priorities to be paid before paying any other obligations.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) today sent a letter to the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Interior, David Hayes, demanding answers on possible breach of contract with an offshore company’s lease.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter issued the following statement in reaction to Judge Martin Feldman’s ruling holding the Interior Department in civil contempt for its refusal to comply with his earlier injunction against the offshore drilling moratorium.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today sent a letter to Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein and Governor Bobby Jindal urging an investigation and appropriate action against the abortion facility known as the Delta Clinic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following comments after a federal judge in Florida struck down the Obama administration’s health care law as unconstitutional:

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter last week introduced the Voter Fraud Prevention Act and the Protect Taxpayers from ACORN Act, which seek to protect taxpayers and the democratic process itself from the type of systemic fraud perpetrated by ACORN and related organizations in recent years.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter this week reintroduced his bill to end automatic annual raises for members of Congress, so that any increase must be voted on.

(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) this week introduced a resolution that would amend the Constitution so that a person born in the United States to illegal aliens does not automatically gain citizenship unless at least one parent is a legal citizen, legal immigrant, active member of the Armed Forces or a naturalized legal citizen.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today, at the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, pressed oil-spill claims czar Kenneth Feinberg to commit publicly to not leaving his post until all claims have been completed.