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10 Dec 12
AP: U.S. senators survey Sandy damage in N.J., pledge support
A group of Democratic U.S. senators, including Louisiana's Mary Landrieu, toured storm-ravaged parts of the New Jersey shore on Monday, pledging to support the expensive cost of rebuilding and noting that some of their Republican colleagues also have endorsed the cause.
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6 Dec 12
AP: New Jersey governor, Obama reunite 6 weeks after storm as White House weighs new aid package
Christie made a similar pitch to a fellow Republican, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, later at the Capitol. He also met with Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., who chairs the appropriations subcommittee on homeland security, which oversees aid.
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6 Dec 12
The Times-Picayune: Landrieu wants Congress to reform federal disaster response rules for Hurricane Sandy damage
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Wednesday called on Congress to implement long overdue reforms in federal disaster response so they can be implemented for Hurricane Sandy.
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6 Dec 12
The New York Times: Obamas Storm-Aid Bid to Be About $50 Billion
Ms. Landrieu, a veteran of fights for recovery money after Hurricane Katrina devastated her region, said breaking it into parts would create uncertainty and make it difficult for local officials to plan long-term recovery projects.
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4 Dec 12
The Times-Picayune: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visits New Orleans school, talks of progress
"He recognizes that New Orleans is one of the leading cities in the nation turning around a failed and broken system," Landrieu said. "He's been supportive as we've gone through what some people have called a radical transformation."
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4 Dec 12
Tri-Parish Times: NOAA withdraws TED requirements for shrimpers
"While I support the ultimate objective of protecting and promoting sustainable sea turtle populations, we did not have sufficient data to support the implementation of new regulations that would impose significant costs on many Louisiana small businesses," Sen. Mary Landrieu said.
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3 Dec 12
The Times-Picayune: Landrieu tells Jindal that doing nothing on health care isn't leadership
"The Affordable Care Act is not perfect and that is why I remain open to making smart changes to the law to improve it, if warranted," Landrieu said in her letter to Jindal. "I am open to your suggestions and I hope that we can both work to find real solutions to this serious issue. But now that we know the law is here to stay, simply refusing to engage in the process is not leadership."
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3 Dec 12
Daily Comet: Latest federal Gulf of Mexico lease sale lacking for some
Landrieu said she is pushing legislation, known as the Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act, or OPEN Act, that would include an additional 11 lease sales above the administration's plan and open up areas in Virginia and southern California.
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29 Nov 12
The Advocate: Gulf oil lease sale bids $134 million
Thanks to deepwater drilling exploration, evolving technologies for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, production and "almost unprecedented" progress, Landrieu said, the nation is on the verge of becoming a "net exporter" of natural gas. Such a possibility was virtually inconceivable in recent decades, she said.
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28 Nov 12
CQ: Senators Eye Tweaks to Offshore-Energy Revenue-Sharing Plan
Landrieu said even a very small percentage of the $6 billion in offshore royalties she estimated the federal government collects each year would go a long way in funding research.
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28 Nov 12
The Hill: Senators question ban on contracts to BP
Landrieu called the Obama administration's decision to temporarily ban new contracts "perplexing," noting that BP has already received numerous new Interior Department Gulf of Mexico leases since the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig.
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28 Nov 12
The Times-Picayune: SUNO gets $5.4 million from FEMA to repair Katrina damage
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., announced the grants. "I commend SUNO for working hard to rebuild stronger in the face of disaster, and for remaining an important presence in the New Orleans community," she said in a statement.
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26 Nov 12
The Times-Picayune: Sen. Mary Landrieu: Smart planning key to keeping Louisiana safe, spurring economy
"We want people to know that their investments and their money are safe here with us because we are a community that 'gets it,'" Landrieu told the audience. "We are willing to take the time to design the communities that we want to turn over to our children and grandchildren."
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26 Nov 12
FOX New Orleans: Locals Support Cease Fire between Israel and Hamas
"You have to start with the basis of Hamas as a terrorist organization, the other fact that Israel has already given up so much land, can hardly give up anymore to sustain itself and that Hamas has to stop the constant attacks on Israel. Israel, has a right to defend itself," says Landrieu.
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26 Nov 12
WWNO: Senator Landrieu Backs Civil Settlement With BP
With the BP criminal settlement over the 2010 oil spill now pending a judge's approval, talks are heating up to reach a deal on civil Clean Water Act fines. U-S Senator Mary Landrieu is hoping they're successful.
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26 Nov 12
Washington Examiner: Landrieu gets her gun (and garden)
Sen. Mary Landrieu, woman of many interests, was gifted with a subscription to Garden & Gun magazine by her staffers on Tuesday.
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26 Nov 12
The Times-Picayune: Sen. Mary Landrieu: Smart planning key to keeping Louisiana safe, spurring economy
"We want people to know that their investments and their money are safe here with us because we are a community that 'gets it,'" Landrieu told the audience. "We are willing to take the time to design the communities that we want to turn over to our children and grandchildren."
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25 Nov 12
Houma Courier: Federal lawmakers plotting storm relief
After years of receiving help from other states for hurricanes in her own state, Sen. Mary Landrieu, a New Orleans Democrat, said she's looking forward to relief for both groups of hurricane-stricken areas.
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24 Nov 12
WWNO: Senator Landrieu Urges Support For Small Business Holiday Shopping
"If every small business in America could have the revenues to hire one additional person the recession would be completely over and we'd be on the plus side. So it's just something to remember," she said. "There's nothing small about small business. They're important."
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24 Nov 12
The Times-Picayune: EDITORIAL: Follow through on flood protection, Mr. President
In a recent interview with CNBC, Sen. Landrieu said she would work on a supplemental appropriations bill to cover emergency needs for the corps and other federal agencies post-Sandy. But, she added, "what we need to focus on as a nation is the deficit in infrastructure."
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