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Landrieu: Health Care Reform Must Take into Account Needs of Small Businesses WASHINGTON (Oct. 9) -- The following op-ed was published today in the Wall Street Journal. "Health Costs Are Crushing Small Businesses" by Sen. Mary Landrieu: After years of struggling with costs that were eating into his bottom line, David White, a small business owner in Maine, recently dropped health insurance for himself and his employees. It was a nerve-wracking decision. "I just hope my people or I don't get sick," he told a small business advocacy group. |
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| Landrieu, Chambliss Announce Creation of Senate Natural Gas Caucus WASHINGTON (Oct. 22) -- United States Senators Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today announced the creation of the bipartisan Senate Natural Gas Caucus. "When we produce natural gas in America, we produce jobs in America," said Sen. Landrieu. "A reliable and affordable supply of U.S. energy has profound impacts on every sector of our economy and is the backbone of the U.S. employment base. Natural gas is a clean burning, low-carbon fuel that is predominantly produced here at home. This caucus will serve to investigate and debate the economic and national security implications of the newfound abundance of natural gas in the United States." |
Congress Adopts Landrieu Preparedness, Recovery Amendments in Homeland Security Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON (Oct. 20) -- The Senate today approved the 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill House-Senate conference report, legislation that includes provisions authored by United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., that strengthen Louisiana's and the nation's hurricane preparedness and recovery. The bill now goes to President Obama for his signature. One Landrieu amendment requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator to submit a report to Congress within 60 days on the agency's efforts to provide disaster housing options other than travel trailers and mobile homes. |
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