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- December 22, 2008 | from 2theadvocate.com Landrieu Makes History U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., took part in making congressional history last week when she was appointed chairwoman of the Senate Small Business Committee. Landrieu and ranking Republican Olympia Snowe, of Maine, become the first two female lawmakers to lead a full committee in Congress.
- December 22, 2008 | from Washington Post Landrieu Outlines Priorities, Pushes for SBA Cabinet Seat "I believe that your first step for the SBA must be to elevate it to cabinet-level status again," Landrieu wrote. "If empowered by a return to proper rank, the SBA administrator can be a more effective champion for our small businesses." The SBA briefly held cabinet status under the Clinton administration.
- December 16, 2008 | from Associated Press Landrieu to head business panel U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu has been chosen to chair the Senate's Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- December 11, 2008 | from Associated Press Obama's homeland chief to tackle disaster housing Such housing is an important issue for Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Louisiana Democrat whose state was battered by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Landrieu said Wednesday she spoke with Napolitano for 15 minutes by telephone last Friday and was pleased to hear that President-elect Barack Obama's nominee also backs a strong housing plan.
- December 04, 2008 | from Concordia Sentinel Landrieu says farm aid part of economic stimulus package Relief for farmers will be part of the economic stimulus package set to come before the U.S. Senate in January, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu said this week.
- November 30, 2008 | from The News Star Victory clearcut for cautious Landrieu Mary Landrieu, 52, knows that good works will no longer get you into political heaven in a once-diverse Louisiana that now votes more and more like Republican Mississippi. But this time Landrieu was rewarded for her good works -- including lifting Louisiana up in her arms in the aftermath of two hurricanes -- with a sizeable 120,000 vote margin.
- November 24, 2008 | from Shreveport Times Landrieu, Vitter meet with Air Force leaders Louisiana's U.S. senators, who cover both sides of the political spectrum, met with top Air Force leaders this week and came away feeling good about Barksdale's chances under a new administration. Mary Landrieu, a New Orleans Democrat and the state's senior senator, is on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee and is in line to be chairwoman of its Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, should movement in its leadership ranks occur.
- November 11, 2008 | from The News Star Landrieu's Time to Shine Landrieu's re-election offers the state some traction in the coming Congress with important committee positions. Landrieu sits on the Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources, Small Business and Homeland Security and Government Affairs committees. Each of these are of vital important to Louisiana. The state is a significant supplier of oil, and is home to a major Army base and Air Force base.
- November 09, 2008 | from The News Star Landrieu stays centered Her willingness to reach beyond her base of Democratic support was reflected in the election results, which show she did well in some traditionally Republican strongholds.
- November 05, 2008 | from 2theadvocate.com Landrieu holds on to seat in Senate "People came back and they came together," Landrieu said, adding that endorsements from some Republican elected officials, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the national AFL-CIO showed her win was a "victory for unity."
