Harry Reid and David Vitter cut deal to extend flood insurance - NOLA.com


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Harry Reid and David Vitter cut deal to extend flood insurance
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David Vitter, R-La,., announced on the Senate floor Wednesday that they have reached an agreement to extend the National Flood Insurance Program for 60 days and for the Senate to act on a long-delayed five-year re-authorization of the program when it ...
Vitter, Reid strike deal on flood insurance reform The Hill (blog)
Flood Insurance Overhaul (Finally) Moves Forward Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Vitter seeks to end credit for illegals - The Advocate

Vitter seeks to end credit for illegals
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David Vitter made a push Tuesday to advance legislation that attempts to cut off illegal immigrants from receiving the federal Additional Child Tax Credit. US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., objected, arguing Vitter's bill “takes a ...
Vitter: Eliminate Tax Credit Handouts to Illegal Aliens KTBS

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David Vitter Shies Away From Secret Service Prostitution Scandal - Huffington Post


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David Vitter Shies Away From Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
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David Vitter (R-La.) gave guarded answers about revelations that members of the Secret Service used prostitutes in Colombia that recalled his own past scandal involving prostitution. According to the Daily Reveille, Vitter, who sits on the Senate Armed ...
Vitter, no stranger to prostitution controversy, asked about Secret Service Politico (blog)

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Senate confirms two Obama nominees previously blocked by Sen. David Vitter - NOLA.com


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Senate confirms two Obama nominees previously blocked by Sen. David Vitter
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David Vitter, R-La Richard Drew, The Associated PressUS Sen. David Vitter was photographed Jan. 30 on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, speaking with specialist Joseph Mastrolia, right. Vitter's action prevented the Senate from ...
Senate confirms 2 Fed nominees, bringing board to full strength for first time ... Washington Post
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Fed Board Nominees Powell, Stein Win Senate Confirmation Bloomberg
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GOP senators push legislation tightening laws on child tax credit - The Hill (blog)

GOP senators push legislation tightening laws on child tax credit
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David Vitter (R-La.) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) asked that the legislation, the Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act (S. 577), be moved onto the floor for a vote. The legislation aims to block illegal immigrants from receiving a child tax credit ...

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Senator Vitter Calls Low Fed Benchmark Rate 'Very Dangerous' - Bloomberg


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Senator Vitter Calls Low Fed Benchmark Rate 'Very Dangerous'
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Senator David Vitter said he opposes President Barack Obama's two nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, saying they would probably back the current “dangerous” central bank policy of keeping interest rates near zero. “This Federal Reserve has set ...
Senate OKs Fed nominees over Vitter The Advocate
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Nominees to the Fed Confirmed After Delay Wall Street Journal
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David Vitter Is Trying To Crush The Economy - Slate Magazine (blog)


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David Vitter Is Trying To Crush The Economy
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Vitter, in other words, likes the jobless rate right where it is or perhaps wishes it were even higher. By adopting less "activist" policies, the Fed could push nominal spending levels even further below trend than they currently are.
Banks Back Obama's Fed Nominees Wall Street Journal
Old feud appears to sink Obama's Fed nominees msnbc.com
Two More Fed Nominees Blocked: A Missed Chance for Obama TIME

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