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Funds to assist homeless veterans (05/08/2008)
"I am pleased that this assistance will be directed to Louisiana to support decent and affordable housing for our homeless veterans," Landrieu said. -- "After fighting for our nation on the front lines, our veterans should not have to end up on the streets."
Supplemental war spending bill includes levee project funding for New Orleans (05/08/2008)
Congress today will unfurl a massive emergency war spending bill expected to include $5.8 billion to secure levees in the New Orleans area. The Senate Appropriations Committee intends to add $300 million more for crime control, hospitals and low-income housing in the region.
Vitter, Landrieu, McCrery and Alexander applaud award of funds to Fort Polk (05/08/2008)
“Each and every one of our brave soldiers deserves a clean, livable home, and I am proud that after our delegation’s hard work together, the Army is finally acting. These funds will make much-needed immediate improvements to the quality of life on the base," Landrieu said.
State's senators grow more confident of Barksdale mission (05/05/2008)
As for Landrieu, she said, "Earlier this week, I requested an update on CBAT, and I received some promising news. The Air Force has indicated that the final decision will be made this fall. "As proven by Barksdale hosting the Air Force Cyber Command Provisional headquarters, this community has the know-how to support additional Air Force priorities. From my position on the Appropriations Committee and the Military Construction Subcommittee, I will continue to support Barksdale's advancement in Congress."
Analysis: Universal care wouldn't break the bank (05/02/2008)
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., a co-sponsor, said Thursday's report was "exciting and invigorating," offering a ray of hope to her state's estimated 546,000 uninsured residents who worry constantly what will happen if they or a family member gets sick. "This bill really pulls together the best aspects of citizen-based choice and opportunity, while also providing it to everyone in a budget-neutral framework," Landrieu said.
Early-Bird Election Preview (05/01/2008)
Some early polling put the contest within the margin of error. But Landrieu hasn’t made any missteps yet. She’s courted key Republican endorsements with her moderate voting record and her first-quarter Federal Election Commission report showed her with a nearly $3 million lead in cash on hand over Kennedy, though he did outraise her in the first three months of the year.
Landrieu Presses Secretary of Army for Action on Dilapidated Ft. Polk Barracks (04/30/2008)
United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., yesterday pressed Secretary of the Army Pete Geren on the dilapidated condition of the junior enlisted barracks at Fort Polk and her proposal for the Army to privatize troop housing. The critical situation at the base also prompted Sens. Landrieu and David Vitter, R-La., and Rep. Jim McCrery, R-La., to send a letter to army officials last week.
Plaquemines Parish Louisiana Gets 5.3M For Coast (04/30/2008)
United States Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La., today announced that $5,325,152 in federal funds will be directed toward the construction of a beach and marsh platform along Bay Joe Wise in Plaquemines Parish, La. The project on the bay’s northern Gulf of Mexico shoreline is an example of the crucial efforts statewide to restore Louisiana’s coast.
Senator calls for ban on some Asian shrimp (04/26/2008)
Prompted by a report by the AFLCIO’s Solidarity Center alleging pervasive abuse of workers and destruction of the environment in the global shrimp-supply chain, Landrieu, D-La., wrote to President George Bush directly, seeking a ban on imports from Thailand and Bangladesh. "I urge you to immediately embargo imports of processed shrimp from Thailand and Bangladesh until the United States can conduct an investigation into recent allegations concerning gross labor abuses and sanitary conditions that could endanger the health of American consumers," Landrieu’s letter states. The document also recaps the Solidarity Center’s allegations of "physical and sexual abuse, child labor, human trafficking and despicably low wages."
Landrieu asks Bush to halt arms sales (04/25/2008)
"As gas prices go up, the impact reverberates through our entire economy," Landrieu said after signing the letter with four of her colleagues. "It not only hits American drivers at the pump, it increases manufacturing and transportation costs, which affect the price on almost every product we buy."