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1 hr ago | The Times-Picayune

David Vitter quick to criticize Obama call to reduce U.S. nuclear arsenal

It didn't take Sen. David Vitter , R-La., long to respond to President Barack Obama 's speech Wednesday in which the president vowed to do more to reduce the threat of nuclear war.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Barack Obama, Terrorism, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

3 hrs ago | News Max

Cruz: Amendment to Immigration Bill Will Tighten Voter Law

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas filed an amendment Monday to the immigration reform legislation that he says will close a "loophole" that keeps states from requiring voters prove their citizenship before casting a ballot.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Senator Ted Cruz, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

7 hrs ago | Switched

It's Way Past Time to Overhaul Our Broken Federal Chemical Law

If you're like many Americans, when you're buying a garden hose or glass cleaner or a couch, you assume there are laws on the books to ensure that the chemicals used to make these products are safe for human exposure.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Frank Lautenberg

Tue Jun 18, 2013

MySanAntonio.com

Boehner calls immigration bill measure 'laughable'

House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday called border security measures in the Senate immigration bill "laughable," saying he would not bring legislation to the House floor until he had support from a majority of his chamber's Republicans.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, US Politics, John Thune, US Senate, Republican, Jon Tester, Democrat, John Cornyn

Roll Call

Lautenberg Legacy Bill Under Fire by Boxer

Sen. Barbara Boxer of California is privately lobbying fellow Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee against a toxic chemical bill negotiated by Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg in the weeks before his death.

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Related Topix: Barbara Boxer, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Environment, Science, Senator Joe Manchin, Republican, US Governors, Joe Manchin

Breitbart.com

...Helps Sink Biometric Visa Tracking Amendment

The Senate voted down an amendment to the upper chamber's immigration bill proposed by Sen. David Vitter that would require a full biometric visa tracking system placed at every land, sea, and air port of entry in the United States before legalized immigrants could receive green cards.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Marco Rubio, John Thune, Jeff Sessions

Fox News

'Money for Heroin': Pol Rips Obamaphones As 'Fraud' Video Surfaces

Shown here is an image, from a video released by Project Veritas, of a Philadelphia location for Stand Up Wireless.

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Related Topix: James Arlen, US Politics, Republican

KARD

Vitter Announces Staff Satellite Office Hours for Franklin Parish Residents

U.S. Sen. David Vitter today announced staff satellite office hours for residents of Franklin Parish.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Monroe, LA

The Washington Post

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If all goes as planned, senators will vote Tuesday on four amendments - two from Republicans, two from Democrats.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, John Thune, US Senate, Republican, Mary Landrieu, Democrat

Local 15

Reality Check - Free Government Cell Phones

MOBILE, Ala. It's a program you pay for and you probably don't even realize it - free government cell phones for low-income residents enrolled in government assistance programs.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jo Bonner, US Senate, Richard Shelby

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Best of New Orleans

Bouquets & Brickbats

25 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The award was announced June 4 by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mary Landrieu, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Louisiana, New Orleans, LA

NOLA.com

Rep. Bill Cassidy opposes Senate immigration bill. But new poll shows support in Louisiana

Rep. Bill Cassidy , R-Baton Rouge, is offering his verdict on the immigration overhaul legislation now before the Senate.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Bill Cassidy, Mary Landrieu, US Senate, Democrat, Illegal Immigration

WCHI-AM Chillicothe

Food Stamps Under Threat: House GOP Wants ...

It's a big number and it gets people's attention when they hear it: 47 million Americans receive food stamps in what is now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program .

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, James McGovern, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Emanuel Cleaver, US Senate, Republican

Politico

Real, live immigration floor votes expected this week - Wheeler...

EXPECTED THIS WEEK: REAL, LIVE IMMIGRATION FLOOR VOTES - The Senate might actually get to voting on aspects of the the immigration bill this week.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Washington Examiner

White House factcheck: EPA overstates benefit of new rule based on bad science

White House officials concluded that the Environmental Protection Agency significantly overstated the economic benefits of a proposed rule cutting formaldehyde emissions, largely because the agency persisted in relying on scientific claims that federal peer reviewers deemed incredible.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environment, Science, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

KARD

Vitter Secures Key Provisions for Louisiana in Defense Authorization

U.S. Sen. David Vitter secured key provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 which has passed the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Military, Fort Polk, US Army, Fort-Polk, LA

Sat Jun 15, 2013

TheDailyBeast.com

Food Stamps Under Threat

With the House about to take up the farm bill, the Republican Party's ascendant libertarian wing is taking aim at the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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Related Topix: US News, Life, Food, Nutrition, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, James McGovern, Emanuel Cleaver, US Senate, Republican

The Advocate

Washington Watch: Cassidy and conservatism

U .S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., was one of the deciding votes for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Charles Boustany, Representative Bill Cassidy, Representative John Fleming, Bobby Jindal, Mary Landrieu, US Senate, Democrat, Opinion

Washington Times

History in stone: The United States Capitol

When you go to Washington, you should tour the United States Capitol. You can do it two ways: Just go to the visitor center and join a huge tour group; or call your Senator's office ahead of time , and a Senate intern will give you a great tour with just a few people.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Patty Murray, Democrat, Republican, Theater

HawaiiNews

Correction: Military Sexual Assault story In a story June 12, The...

In a story June 12, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was the only Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee who supported a measure to remove commanders from decision-making on whether to prosecute sexual assault cases in the military.

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Related Topix: Senator Ted Cruz, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Carl Levin, Democrat, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand