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The following is a copy of a letter sent by U.S. Sen. David Vitter to President Obama today…
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Cc: NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco
Dear Mr. President and Administrator Lubchenco:
I write to express sincere opposition regarding the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine [...]

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Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon took a shot at tripping up his opponent in the upcoming U.S. Senate race, David Vitter.
If Melancon thought he was bringing out the big gun to knock down Vitter’s 24-point lead in the polls, though, what he ended up using looked more like a pea shooter.

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from a release by U.S. Rep. John Fleming (R-Minden)…
Representative John Fleming, M.D. announced today that he has received a perfect rating and has been named a Defender of Liberty in the American Conservative Union’s annual 2009 Congressional Ratings. Fleming topped the Louisiana Congressional Delegation with a score of 100%. The ratings are based on a [...]

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… still stinks.                                      (Hat tip – National Review Online)
 
Cap and trade is dead.  The legislation to regulate and curb “greenhouse gas” emissions, primarily CO2, has lost its fervor since the science of anthropogenic global warming, the legislation’s foundation, has lost its credibility.  But Sen. Lindsey Graham (r-SC), along with Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Liebermann [...]

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In an interesting bit of news today, Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-Napoleonville) has resigned his position on the House Budget Committee. What’s unclear is whether Melancon is making this move voluntarily or whether he’s being punished for voting against Obamacare.
According to Melancon, it’s his call. His people told TheHill.com that it’s really about his commitment to [...]

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U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Barack Obama announced today that he favors using the reconciliation procedure to pass his healthcare “reforms”…
“Well, the president talked a great deal about bipartisanship during the health care summit last week, but it’s now clear that was just to distract attention away from [...]

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Democrat Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Charlie Melancon, roaming the state in a “listening tour” as he attempts to overcome a 24-point deficit to Republican incumbent David Vitter, told the Baton Rouge Advocate yesterday that the president and his party’s leadership has things all wrong on health care.
Melancon, who voted against the first version of [...]

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America needs to capitalize on her abundance of natural gas.  That subject has been examined numerous times at this site and elsewhere.  It can heat our homes, power our industries, generate our electricity, and fuel our vehicles.  It can create jobs that fuel our economy, and it can completely change the world’s political climate.
 
We import [...]

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From a release by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)…
It’s obvious the president hasn’t been listening to the American people because he presented nothing new today.  With news reports that democrats are simultaneously trying to pass health care legislation along party lines using procedural tactics, I’m afraid today’s summit was nothing more than a charade to promote [...]

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