David Vitter

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today announced his U.S. Senate committee assignments for the 112th Congress.

(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter made the following statement in reaction to the president’s State of the Union address:

Republicans in the U.S. Senate will take up the challenge of repealing President Obama's health care reform law.

(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter announced he is re-introducing his legislation to fully repeal Obamacare today.

(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following statement outlining what he expected the president to address tonight in his State of the Union address.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today expressed his support for the hundreds of thousands of Americans – including many Louisianians –  participating in the 38th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C, in remembrance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion in every state.

(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following statement regarding the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage ofa bill to repeal Obamacare.

(Washington, D.C.) — U.S. Sen. David Vitter and U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry (LA-3) this week sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew, asking for the administration’s projections for revenues from offshore energy production as well as their projections of revenue from renewable energy.

Republican Senator David Vitter of Louisiana says the National Oil Spill Commission's final report on the BP oil spill is "credible and helpful in a number of ways", but disappointing.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today issued the following statement in response to the National Oil Spill Commission’s release of its report on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

(Washington, D.C.) — U.S. Sen. David Vitter has issued the following statement in reaction to the tragic news about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others who were shot at event in Tucson, Arizona.

(Washington, D.C.) — U.S. Sen. David Vitter today was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden for his second term as Louisiana’s U.S. Senator.

As 2010 comes to close, we look back at some of the year's top news stories with John Maginnis, of "LAPolitics.com".

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor about his opposition to the START treaty:

“Even though we’ve been expecting this, the confirmation that Louisiana will lose a congressional seat is frustrating.  Last year, I tried to prevent this from happening with my amendment to require a citizenship question on the census and to prevent the counting of illegal immigrants for the purpose of apportionment,” said Vitter.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following comments after the U.S. Senate defeated the DREAM Act, legislation that would have provided a powerful incentive for more illegal immigration by granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens who entered the U.S. as minors and met loosely defined “educational requirements.”

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today applauded the defeat of the omnibus appropriations bill.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today responded to the FDA’s announcement that it will take Avastin “off-label” for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.

. (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following comments on the U.S. Senate floor following reports that the Interior Department, despite its claims of being understaffed and underfunded, completed a technical assistance workshop on offshore oil and gas regulatory programs for the government of Papua New Guinea this week.

            “The GO Zone provisions have been a big help for businesses rebuilding from the damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and they have been critical to the ongoing economic recovery in south Louisiana for the past several years,” said Vitter.  “Extending these important incentives will offer continued opportunities for rebuilding that play a key role in creating jobs in south Lou