News Articles
- February 08, 2010 | from Oil and Gas Journal Senate bill would extend chemical security rules Four members of the US Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee [Susan M. Collins (R-Me.), Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.), Mark L. Pryor (D-Ark.), and George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio)] introduced bipartisan legislation to extend by 5 years existing federal regulations on chemical plant security.
- February 08, 2010 | from Politico Two victories for Landrieu After celebrating "one of the greatest weekends in the history of New Orleans," Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) was losing her voice Monday. Not only did her beloved Saints win the Super Bowl, but she was still celebrating with her brother, Mitch, the newly elected mayor of New Orleans.
- February 05, 2010 | from The News-Star Monroe Fire Department to get $176,000 in funding, Landrieu announces U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., announced Friday that the Monroe Fire Department has been awarded $176,000 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- February 05, 2010 | from Government Executive Senate bill aims to boost small business contracting "By increasing contracts to small businesses by just 1 percent, we can create more than 100,000 new jobs -- and today, we need those jobs more than ever," Landrieu noted.
- February 01, 2010 | from The Town Talk Landrieu pushes for more aid for Haitian orphans Sen. Mary Landrieu joined other lawmakers Tuesday to press for better coordination between the U.S. and Haiti to help orphaned Haitian children find new homes.
- December 25, 2009 | from The Washington Post Children's needs shouldn't fall through the cracks during a disaster Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) introduced a bill this month that seeks to ensure that the needs of children are met in the event of disaster. Ensuring children's well-being requires special consideration that until now has been an afterthought.
- December 21, 2009 | from Washington Business Journal SBA extends pilot loan program for small business exporters The Small Business Administration has extended its Export Express pilot loan program for another year... Legislation introduced Dec. 9 by Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, and Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., would increase the limit on Export Express loans to $500,000. The bill would increase the maximum size of conventional SBA trade loans from $2 million to $5 million.
- December 16, 2009 | from 2TheAdvocate.com Landrieu supports health-care bill In a critical move for passage of the U.S. Senate health-care overhaul, Louisiana U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu said Tuesday that she will support the bill.
- December 09, 2009 | from The Advocate A measure of the men We have trouble understanding why there is not more of an outcry against the aspersions by prominent Republican commentators Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh about U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.
- December 07, 2009 | from Politico Natural Gas: Cheap, Clean Energy that's Made in America This week, the world will be watching America's participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. As our nation works to reduce climate-altering emissions and plans for a low-carbon energy future, many Americans may be surprised to learn that a key piece of the puzzle -- a clean, reliable and readily available energy source -- is right here under our feet: natural gas.
