David Vitter
Junior Senator from Louisiana
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 2005 Serving with Mary Landrieu
Preceded by	John Breaux
Succeeded by	Incumbent (2011)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district
In office May 29, 1999 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Bob Livingston
Succeeded by	Bobby Jindal
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 81 district
In office 1992 – 1999
Preceded by	David Duke
Succeeded by	Jennifer Sneed
Born	May 3, 1961 (1961-05-03) (age 47) New Orleans, Louisiana
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Wendy Baldwin Vitter
Alma mater	Harvard University; Oxford University; Tulane Law School
Religion	Roman Catholic

David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Louisiana and a member of the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Berlinger Breaux (bɹo (born March 1, 1944) is a former United States senator from Louisiana who served from 1987 until 2005 The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Louisiana's 1st congressional district comprises mostly land on the North Shore and South Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, although it also contains areas west of Lake Pontchartrain Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert ("Bob" Linlithgow Livingston Jr (born April 30, 1943) is a Washington D Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10 1971 is the current Republican governor of the U Leadership of the House List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former Louisiana State Representative, a Candidate in Presidential primaries for the Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Tulane University Law School, established in 1847 is the 12th oldest Law school in the United States. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives, first elected in 1999, representing the suburban Louisiana's 1st congressional district, Vitter was elected to the Senate in 2004. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Louisiana's 1st congressional district comprises mostly land on the North Shore and South Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, although it also contains areas west of Lake Pontchartrain

Vitter was born and raised in New Orleans. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana He attended Harvard University for his undergraduate studies and Tulane University for law school in addition to winning a Rhodes Scholarship to University College, Oxford. Tulane University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tulane University Law School, established in 1847 is the 12th oldest Law school in the United States. Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholar redirects here Rhodes Scholar redirects here Rhodes scholars University College (in full the The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University of Oxford, colloquially referred to as Univ) is one of He served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives before entering the U. Leadership of the House List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives S. House.

Vitter is a staunch supporter of conservative political views. His legislative agenda includes positions ranging from pro-life to pro-gun rights while legislating against gambling, same-sex marriage, funding for abortion providers, increases in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, the United Nations, and amnesty for illegal immigrants. Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-life individuals generally believe that human life should be valued either from conception or Implantation Gun politics in the United States, incorporating the political aspects of Gun politics, and firearms rights has long been among the most controversial and intractable issues Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP is a United States federal government program that gives funds to states in order to provide Health insurance The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Amnesty (from the Greek amnestia, oblivion is a legislative or executive act by which a state restores those who may have been guilty of an offense against it to Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country

Vitter's stated positions include a balanced budget constitutional amendment,^[1] abolishing the federal and state estate tax,^[2] increasing local police forces,^[3] and an assortment of health care, tax and national defense reforms. The Balanced Budget Amendment is any one of various proposed amendments to the United States Constitution which would require a balance in the projected Revenues Estate tax and Death duty redirect here Inheritance tax, estate tax and death duty are the names given to various taxes which ^[4]

In the aftermath of the disastrous Hurricane Katrina, Vitter worked with the Louisiana congressional delegation to bring disaster relief to the region for rebuilding and aiding the victims disagreeing primarily over the issue of public housing. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States

In July 2007, Vitter was identified as a client of "D. C. Madam" Deborah Jeane Palfrey's prostitution service in Washington, D.C.^[5]

Contents 1 Early life, career, and family 2 House of Representatives 2.1 Elections 2.2 2002 gubernatorial race 3 United States Senate 3.1 2004 election 3.2 Committees 4 Political actions and positions 4.1 Illegal immigration 4.2 Gulf Coast recovery 4.2.1 Hurricane Katrina 4.2.2 Federal Water Bill 4.2.3 New Orleans public housing 4.3 Pro-life stance 4.4 Gun politics 4.5 Ethics reform and term limits 4.6 Children's health insurance program 4.7 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 4.8 Gambling 4.9 Military 4.10 School board prayers 4.11 Abstinence education 4.12 Same-sex marriage 4.13 Louisiana Family Forum earmark 4.14 Child protection 4.15 Republican Party reputation 5 Prostitution scandal 5.1 D.C. Madam 5.2 Canal Street Madam 5.3 Reaction 6 Footnotes 7 External links

Early life, career, and family

Vitter was born in New Orleans to Audrey Malvina St. Deborah Jeane Palfrey ( March 18, 1956 &ndash May 1, 2008) Slightly over two weeks later facing a prison sentence of five or six years she Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Raymond and Albert Leopold Vitter. ^[6] He received a B. A. from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1983; a B. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. A. from Oxford University in 1985, as a Rhodes Scholar; and a Juris Doctor from the Tulane University Law School in New Orleans in 1988. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholar redirects here Rhodes Scholar redirects here Rhodes scholars Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Tulane University Law School, established in 1847 is the 12th oldest Law school in the United States. He was a lawyer and a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999, when he entered the U. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Leadership of the House List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives S. House.

Vitter and his wife Wendy, a former prosecutor,^[7] have three daughters, Sophie, Lise, and Airey, and a son, Jack.

House of Representatives

Elections

Vitter won a special election to Louisiana's 1st Congressional District in 1999, succeeding Republican Congressman Bob Livingston, who resigned after an adultery scandal. Robert ("Bob" Linlithgow Livingston Jr (born April 30, 1943) is a Washington D In the initial vote on May 1, 1999,^[8] former Congressman and Governor David Treen finished first with 36,719 votes (25 percent). David Conner Treen Sr (born July 16, 1928) is a retired Attorney and Politician from Mandeville in St Vitter was second, with 31,741 (22 percent), and self-styled "white nationalist" David Duke finished third with 28,055 votes (19 percent). David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former Louisiana State Representative, a Candidate in Presidential primaries for the Monica L. Monica, a Republican ophthalmologist, had 16 percent; State Representative Bill Strain, a conservative Democrat, finished fifth with 11 percent; and Rob Couhig, a Republican lawyer and the owner of New Orleans's minor league baseball team, had 6 percent. Ophthalmology is the branch of Medicine which deals with the diseases and surgery of the visual pathways including the Eye, Brain Robert Emmet "Rob" Couhig Jr (born April 20, 1949) is a New Orleans Lawyer, Businessman, Entrepreneur, and ^[9] In the special election runoff on May 29, Vitter defeated Treen, 61,661 votes (51 percent) to 59,849 (49 percent). ^[10]

In 2000 and 2002, Vitter won re-election with over 80 percent of the vote in what has become a safe Republican district. ^[10]

2002 gubernatorial race

In 2002, Vitter was preparing to run for governor in 2003, with the incumbent, Republican Mike Foster prevented by term limits from running again. Murphy James "Mike" Foster Jr, (born July 11, 1930, in Franklin Louisiana) is a former Republican governor But in June 2002, shortly before the Louisiana Weekly ran a story about Vitter's alleged relationship with a prostitute, Vitter dropped out of the governor's race,^[11] saying he and his wife were dealing with marital problems. The Louisiana Weekly is a weekly Newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. ^[12]

United States Senate

2004 election

In 2004, Vitter ran to replace Democrat John Breaux in the U. John Berlinger Breaux (bɹo (born March 1, 1944) is a former United States senator from Louisiana who served from 1987 until 2005 S. Senate. Former state Senator Daniel Wesley Richey, a Baton Rouge political consultant, directed Vitter's grassroots organization in the race, with assistance from Richey's longtime ally, former state Representative Louis E. "Woody" Jenkins of Baton Rouge, himself a defeated U. Daniel Wesley "Dan" Richey (born October 31, 1948) is a Baton Rouge -based political consultant for pro-family candidates and organizations including Louis Elwood "Woody" Jenkins (born January 3, 1947) is a Newspaper editor in Baton Rouge, and was a member of the S. Senate candidate in 1978, 1980, and 1996.

During the campaign, Vitter was accused by a member of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee of having had a lengthy affair with a prostitute in New Orleans. For other uses see Love Affair or Scandal An affair may refer to a form of nonmonogamy, to Infidelity or to Adultery. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Vitter responded that the allegation was "absolutely and completely untrue" and that it was "just crass Louisiana politics. "^[7]

On November 2, 2004, Vitter won the Louisiana senatorial jungle primary with 51. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A nonpartisan blanket primary (also known as a Louisiana 0 percent of the vote. The field of opponents including two major Democrats, then Seventh Congressional District Congressman Christopher John, who got 29. Christopher Charles "Chris" John (born January 5 1960) American politician was a Democratic member of the United States 4 percent of the vote, and state Treasurer John N. Kennedy (no relation to the Massachusetts Kennedys), who got 15. John Neely Kennedy (born November 21, 1951) is the Republican state treasurer of Louisiana. 1 percent.

Vitter was the first Republican in Louisiana to be popularly elected as a U. S. Senator. The previous Republican Senator, William Pitt Kellogg, was chosen by the state legislature in 1876, in accordance with the process used before the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution went into effect in 1914. William Pitt Kellogg ( December 8 1830 - August 10 1918) was an American politician and a Carpetbagger Governor of The Seventeenth Amendment ( Amendment XVII) of the United States Constitution was passed by the Senate on June 12 1911 and by the House on May 13 1912 ^[13]

Committees

• United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
  • Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health
  • Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality (Ranking Member)
  • Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Subcommittee on African Affairs
  • Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Democracy and Human Rights (Ranking Member)
• United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
  • Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
  • Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety
  • Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
  • Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member)
  • Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security
• United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

Political actions and positions

Illegal immigration

Vitter has been actively involved with legislation concerning illegal immigrants. The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for dealing with matters related to the environment and infrastructure The US Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health is one of six subcommittees of the U The US Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Transportation Safety Infrastructure Security and Water Quality is one of six subcommittees of the U In United States politics, the ranking member or ranking minority member is a member of a congressional committee from the minority party frequently the The US Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure is one of six subcommittees of the U US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs is one of seven subcommittees of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs is one of seven subcommittees of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations Democracy and Human Rights is one of seven subcommittees of the Senate Foreign Relations The US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a Standing committee of the United States Senate. The Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation is a Standing committee of the United States Senate in charge of all senate matters related to the following The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations Safety and Security is one of the seven subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs Insurance and Automotive Safety is one of the seven subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans Atmosphere Fisheries and Coast Guard is one of the seven subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space Aeronautics and Related Sciences is one of the seven subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security is one of the seven subcommittees within the Senate Committee on The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging was initially established in 1961 as a temporary committee it became a permanent committee in 1977. Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country In June 2007, he led a group of conservative Senators in blocking the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 that would have granted legal status to 12 million undocumented workers coupled with increased border enforcement. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, or in its full name the Secure Borders Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 ( was a bill discussed in The bill's defeat won Vitter national attention as it was supported by President George W. Bush, John McCain, and Ted Kennedy, among others. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22 1932 is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Vitter characterized the bill as amnesty which supporters denied. Bush accused the bill's opponents of fear mongering. Fear mongering (or scaremongering) is the use of Fear to leverage the opinions and actions of others towards some end ^[14][15][16]

In October 2007, Vitter introduced an amendment withholding Community Oriented Policing Services funds from any sanctuary city which bans city employees and police officers from asking people about their immigration status in violation of the Illegal Immigration Act. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS is an agency within the United States Department of Justice. A sanctuary city is a term given to a city in the United States that follows certain practices that protect illegal immigrants. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Pub Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, in opposition to the amendment, said these cities do not want to inquire about someone's status if they report a crime, are a victim of domestic violence or get vaccinations for their children. Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or spousal abuse) occurs when a family member partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate According to Fox News, one senator remarked that the amendment would withhold funds for prostitution enforcement which was a problem for Vitter because of the D. C. Madam controversy. The amendment failed to pass. ^[17]

In November 2007, Vitter introduced a bill requiring banks to confirm that customers were not illegal immigrants before providing them with banking or credit cards. As of May 2008, no action is planned for the bill. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) ^[18][19]

In March 2008, Vitter reintroduced the latter two proposals^[20][21] and cosponsored ten of eleven other bills^[22] in a Republican package of tough immigration enforcement measures including jail time for illegal border crossing, deportation for any immigrant (legal or illegal) for a single driving while intoxicated, declaration of English as the official language (thereby terminating language assistance at voting booths and federal agencies), additional construction of a border fence, permission for local and state police to enforce immigration laws and penalties for states who issue drivers licenses to illegals. Illegal immigration to the United States refers to the act of foreign nationals voluntarily resettling in the United States in violation of U Deportation, not to be confused with Extradition, generally means the expulsion of someone from a place or Country. Drunk driving is the act of operating and/or driving a Motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or Drugs to the degree that mental and A national language is a Language (or language variant, ie Dialect) which has some connection - de facto or de jure - with The United States&ndashMexico barrier, also known as the Texas border wall or Texas border fence is actually several Separation barriers designed to prevent This package has little chance of being debated because the Democratic-controlled Senate prefers a comprehensive approach which would include a guest worker program and a path to citizenship for the current population more akin to the package defeated by Vitter in 2007. ^[23]

In April 2008, Vitter introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment that a child born in the United States is not a citizen unless a parent is a citizen, lawful permanent resident, or alien serving in the military. In the United States Congress, a joint resolution is a legislative measure that requires approval by the Senate and the House and is presented Permanent residency refers to a person's visa status the person is allowed to reside indefinitely within a country despite not having Citizenship. In US law, an alien is a legal term for a person, either a corporation or a human who is not a United States national. ^[24] Currently the Constitution grants citizenship to children born within the U.S. regardless of the legal status of the parents. The citizenship clause (also known as the naturalization clause) refers to a provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution at section one Birthright citizenship in the United States of America follows from a hybrid rule of Jus soli and Jus sanguinis. ^[25] As of May 2008, the resolution has no cosponsors. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore)

Gulf Coast recovery

Hurricane Katrina

In the aftermath of the disastrous Hurricane Katrina that devastated New Orleans in 2005, Vitter along with the entire Louisiana congressional delegation worked to bring aid to the Gulf Coast region to rebuild broken levees, schools and hospitals, restore coastal wetlands, and provide assistance for its many victims. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States ^[26]

In early September, Vitter said that he would give "the entire big government organized relief effort a failing grade, across the board. " He said that state and local governments shared in the blame as well. ^[27] Vitter's actions during Hurricane Katrina are described in historian Douglas Brinkley's May 2006 book, The Great Deluge. Douglas Brinkley (born December 14, 1960, in Atlanta Georgia is an American Author and distinguished Professor of History

In September 2007, Vitter announced that he got "a critical concession" from the White House that decreased Louisiana's obligations for hurricane recovery by $1 billion. However, the White House said that was false. ^[28]

Federal Water Bill

Vitter helped write the Water Resources and Development Act for flood-control, hurricane-protection and coastal-restoration projects including $3. 6 billion for Louisiana. He called it the "single most important" legislation for assisting Louisiana with its recovery from hurricane Katrina. President Bush vetoed the act, objecting to its cost. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. ^[29][30][31] Congress overrode his veto, enacting the bill. ^[32]

New Orleans public housing

In September 2007, The Times-Picayune reported that Vitter and the Bush administration opposed a provision of The Gulf Coast Housing Recovery bill which required that every public housing apartment torn down be replaced with another form of low-income housing on a one-for-one basis. The Times-Picayune is a daily Newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local The administration testified that there was not sufficient demand for public housing units, a position contested by several senators. Vitter stated it would recreate "housing projects exactly as they were", isolated and riddled with crime. However, Mary Landrieu, the Louisiana Democratic Senator, said the intent was to make certain there were affordable places for working class people who returned. Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is the senior United States Senator from the state of Louisiana, and the only The bill requires that demolished housing projects be replaced with mixed income communities which local housing advocates say is different from the massive public housing developments that Vitter is referring to. However, the bill does not include a ban on large-scale projects. ^[33][34] The city housing authority is planning on replacing 4,000 low-income units with mixed-income projects providing a smaller inventory of low-income units. The Housing Authority of New Orleans is a Housing authority in New Orleans Louisiana tasked with providing housing to low-income residents ^[35] In November, 2007, more than two dozen political action, faith-based and human rights organizations delivered a petition with more than 130,000 signatures asking that Vitter reconsider his position. ^[36] In December 2007, Vitter killed the bill in committee. ^[34] Some housing advocates charge that Vitter is stalling the bill in order to keep Landrieu from claiming a legislative victory one year in advance of her reelection, a charge Vitter denies, saying Landrieu was refusing to negotiate. ^[37][38]

Pro-life stance

Vitter has won praise from pro-life groups for his stance against abortion. Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-life individuals generally believe that human life should be valued either from conception or Implantation An ^[39] In 2001, he co-authored legislation to restrict the number of physicians allowed to prescribe RU-486, a drug used in medical abortions. Mifepristone is a synthetic Steroid compound used as a pharmaceutical. Vitter said, "The legislation is about protecting women's health" and criticized the FDA for "hurriedly" approving the drug. Several Democratic politicians and pro-choice groups condemned the bill, characterizing Vitter as an "antichoice extremist". Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-choice advocates emphasize their beliefs that having a child is a personal choice that affects a woman's body and The bill died in committee. ^[40][41]

In October 2007, Vitter introduced an amendment^[42] barring all funds to health care providers and Planned Parenthood that provide health services (such as contraceptives, Pap smears, breast exams and tests for STDs) in addition to abortions. Planned Parenthood is the collective name of organizations worldwide who are members of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF Birth control, sometimes synonymous with contraception, is a regimen of one or more actions devices or Medications followed in order to deliberately prevent The Papanicolaou test (also called Pap smear, Pap test, cervical smear, or smear test) is a screening test used in Gynecology A sexually transmitted disease ( STD) or venereal disease ( VD) is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between Humans Federal law bars any funding to directly finance abortions. Vitter argued that the funds are used for overhead costs that benefit the abortion services. In business overhead, overhead cost or overhead expense refers to an ongoing Expense of operating a business The amendment failed to pass. ^[43][44] Following the rejection, Vitter and others urged the Senate to pass a similar bill introduced by Vitter in January 2007. As of May 2008, the bill has been referred to committee with no scheduled action. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) ^[45][46]

In January 2008, Vitter proposed an amendment to prohibit the funding of abortions with Indian Health Service funds except in the case of rape, incest, or the life of the mother is at risk. Indian Health Service (IHS is an Operating Division (OPDIV within the U ^[47][48] Vitter's amendment passed the Senate. If enacted into law, it will hold future presidential administrations to an executive principle first crafted in 1982 by the Ronald Reagan White House. ^[49]

Later that year, Vitter co-sponsored the Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act which required doctors performing abortions to have the authority granted by a nearby hospital to admit patients along with other oversight regulations. As of May 2008, the bill has been referred to committee with no scheduled action. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) ^[50][51]

Gun politics

Rated A by the National Rifle Association, Vitter has been a consistent champion of gun rights. The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit ( 501(c(4) group dedicated to the protection of the Second Amendment of the ^[52] In April, 2006, in response to firearm confiscations in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Vitter was the Senate sponsor of the Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act, to prohibit federal funding for the confiscation of legally held firearms during a disaster. The Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006 was a bill introduced in the United States Congress intended to prohibit the confiscation of legally-possessed ^[53] Later, Vitter included the provisions of the act in an amendment to an appropriation bill for the Department Of Homeland Security. An appropriation bill or supply bill is a legislative motion ( Bill) which authorizes the Government to spend money ^[54] The bill became law in September, 2006 with the amendment modified to allow for the temporary surrender of a firearm as a condition for entering a rescue or evacuation vehicle. ^[55]

In February 2008, Vitter, along with Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo, blocked the confirmation of Michael J. Sullivan as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives saying Sullivan supports "burdensome regulations" on gun owners and dealers and is "overly aggressive" enforcing gun laws. Larry Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American politician from the state of Idaho. Michael Dean "Mike" Crapo (pronounced "Cray-poe" (born May 20, 1951) is the junior United States Senator from Idaho Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts describing a situation in Michael Sullivan is the current United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (abbreviated ATF) is a specialized federal law enforcement and regulatory organization within the United An editorial writer for The Boston Globe wrote that Vitter's position was "unreasonable" because the guns Sullivan sought to control are those commonly used in crimes: those stolen or purchased on the black market. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, ^[56][57] On the other hand, gun rights advocates say that many gun dealers have lost their licenses for harmless bureaucratic errors. ^[58]

Ethics reform and term limits

Vitter has argued for ethics reform and term limits since he was in the Louisiana Legislature in the early 1990s. See also Rotation in office A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office ^[59] In 2007, in response to lobbying scandals involving, among others, Jack Abramoff and Duke Cunningham, Congress passed a lobbying and ethics reform package to which Vitter proposed a package of five amendments. Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. Randall Harold Cunningham (born December 8, 1941) usually known as Randy or Duke, was a Republican member of the United The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 ( is a law of the United States federal government that amended parts of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ^{[60][61][62][63]} The Senate approved three that limited which legislators' spouses could lobby the Senate,^[64] created criminal penalties for legislators and executive branch officials who falsify financial reports,^[65] and doubled the penalties for lobbyists who failed to comply with disclosure requirements. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. The Lobbying and Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 USC 1601 was legislation aimed at bringing a level of accountability to federal lobbying practices in the United States. ^[66] The Senate rejected prohibiting legislators from paying their families with campaign funds with some saying it was unrelated to the current legislation and others that the payments were not a problem. ^[67][68] Additionally, they tabled his proposal to define Indian tribes as corporations and its members as stockholders so that they are required to contribute to candidates through political action committees instead of their tribal treasury. In Parliamentary procedure, the motion to table or more properly to lay on the table, is a proposal to suspend consideration of the pending motion Native American tribe means any Indigenous peoples in the United States tribe band nation or other organized group or community extant or historical A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business A mutual shareholder or stockholder is an Individual or company (including a Corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of In the US, a Political Action Committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group regardless of size organized to elect political candidates ^[69] Senators objected saying that they are already subjected to campaign laws for unincorporated entities and individuals and that the proposal was singling them out unfairly. An unincorporated entity in Australian law is an entity that has the same characteristics as a Company but is not incorporated as a corporations law ^[68] The reform package became law in September 2007. ^[60]

Children's health insurance program

In September 2007, Vitter opposed an increase of $35 billion for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the national program to provide health care for children from families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private health insurance. The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP is a United States federal government program that gives funds to states in order to provide Health insurance Medicaid is the United States health program for eligible individuals and families with low incomes and resources He said he preferred that private health insurance provide the needed care and deemed the bill as "Hillarycare", a reference to the 1993 Clinton health care plan created by Hillary Clinton which proposed universal health care. The Clinton health care plan, sometimes called " HillaryCare " by opponents was a 1993 healthcare reform package proposed by the administration of Bill Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from Universal health care is health care coverage which is extended to all eligible residents of a governmental region ^[70] The increase passed the Senate, 67 to 29 but was later vetoed by President Bush. A veto, Latin for "I forbid" is used to Denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a certain piece of Legislation. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. ^[71]

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

In September 2007, during hearings of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Vitter expressed serious doubts about the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea treaty concerning issues of U. US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ( UNCLOS) also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea treaty is the international agreement that resulted S. sovereignty^[72] echoing an array of anti-UN conservative groups against the treaty^[73][72] including The National Center for Public Policy Research,^[74] The Heritage Foundation^[75] and the Center for Security Policy. Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself The National Center for Public Policy Research, founded in 1982, is a self-described conservative Think tank in the United States. The Heritage Foundation is an American conservative Think tank. The Center for Security Policy (CSP is a Washington DC Think tank that focuses on National security issues ^[76] The treaty, which sets up countries' jurisdiction over their coasts and ocean including exploration and navigation rights,^[77] is supported by the Bush administration, a majority of the United States Senate, the Pentagon, the State Department and Navy^[78] as do a coalition of business and environmental groups. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government ^[79] The committee approved the treaty 17-4, with Vitter voting no. ^[80]

Gambling

Ever since his days in the Louisiana State Legislature, Vitter has been a longtime foe of gambling. ^[81] Beginning in 2002, Vitter opposed the Indian group Jena Band's bid to build a casino in Louisiana arguing that the build site was not historically part of their tribal lands. See also Choctaw The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians are a Native American group of Choctaws. He lobbied the Interior Department and included language in an appropriations bill to stop the casino. The United States Department of the Interior ( DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally Although the Interior Department gave its approval, the casino has not yet been approved by the state. ^[82] The Jena chief accused Vitter of ties with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff who simultaneously lobbied against the casino. Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. The chairman of the Senate committee investigating the lobbyist said, "The committee has seen absolutely no evidence whatsoever that Senator Vitter's opposition to (the proposed casino) had to do with anything other than his long-standing opposition to gambling. ^[83] In 2007 and 2008, Vitter introduced a bill to prohibit Indian casinos such as Jena's. As of May 2008, Vitter's bill has been referred to committee with no scheduled action. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) ^[84][85][86]

Military

In May 2001, Vitter authored an amendment to the No Child Left Behind Act, a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which required all secondary schools receiving federal funding to permit US military recruitment on school grounds and to provide the name, home phone number and address of every student enrolled to military recruiters, unless the student (or the student's parent) specifically opts out. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110 often abbreviated in print as NCLB and sometimes shortened in pronunciation to "nickelbee" is a controversial ^[87][88][89] In February, 2007, Democratic Representative Michael M. Honda proposed the Student Privacy Protection Act of 2007 to change Vitter's amendment from requiring high schools to provide military recruiters with students' personal information unless they explicitly opt-out to requiring the student's explicit consent first. Michael Makoto Honda ( Japanese: 本田 実 born June 27 1941) is an American Democratic politician David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Louisiana and a member of the Republican Party Military recruitment is the act of requesting people usually male adults to join a military voluntarily The term opt-out refers to several methods by which individuals can avoid receiving unsolicited product or service information ^[90][91] According to the Congressional Quarterly, Vitter stands behind the current provision. Congressional Quarterly Inc, or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress He stated, if changed, families who supported military recruiting may miss out if required to opt-in. ^[92]

In May 2008, Vitter voted with the majority, despite President Bush's and other conservative Republican's opposition, for the passage of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 which expanded educational benefits for veterans similar to the level provided for returning World War II veterans in the G.I. Bill. The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 is Title V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008,, an Act of Congress which became law on World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The GI Bill (officially titled Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 PL346 58 Statutes at Large 284 provided for college or vocational education for returning ^[93][94][95]

School board prayers

In 2005 Vitter introduced a resolution supporting prayer at school board meetings in response to an earlier district court decision that the Louisiana's Tangipahoa Parish practice of opening meetings with Christian prayers was unconstitutional. A board of education or a school Board or school committee is the title of the Board of directors of a school local School district The United States district courts are the general Trial courts of the United States federal court system. Tangipahoa Parish is a Parish located in the US state of Louisiana. Constitutionality is the status of a law, a procedure or an act's accordance with the laws or guidelines set forth in the applicable Constitution. The bill died in committee. The United States Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP generally considers matters relating to health education labor and pensions ^[96][97] Vitter later reintroduced the resolution in January 2007 after a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court concluded that Christian prayers were unconstitutional but was undecided whether nonsectarian prayers were allowed. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with Appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense refers to a lack of Sectarianism. In July 2007, the full Fifth Circuit dismissed the case because of a lack of standing. For other senses of this word see Standing (disambiguation. In the Common law, and under many Statutes standing or The school board subsequently resumed prayer evocations but opened it to diverse community religions. As of May 2008, Vitter's bill has been referred to committee with no scheduled action. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) ^{[98][97][99][100]}

Abstinence education

Vitter advocated abstinence-only sex education, emphasizing abstinence while excluding issues involving birth control and safe sex. Abstinence-only sex education is a form of Sex education that emphasizes Abstinence from sex to the exclusion of all other types of Sexual and reproductive Birth control, sometimes synonymous with contraception, is a regimen of one or more actions devices or Medications followed in order to deliberately prevent Safe sex (also called safer sex or protected sex) is the practice of Sexual activity in a manner that reduces the risk of Infection with ^[101] He said, "Abstinence education is a public health strategy focused on risk avoidance that aims to help young people avoid exposure to harm. . . by teaching teenagers that saving sex until marriage and remaining faithful afterwards is the best choice for health and happiness. "^[102] According to Focus on the Family, Vitter was one of three conservative senators that convinced Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg to withdraw an amendment that would have restricted abstinence education to programs deemed to be "medically accurate". Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23 1924 is an American businessman and Democratic Party Politician. ^[103][104]

Same-sex marriage

Vitter believes strongly that marriage is a sacred vow between a man and a woman. In 2003, Vitter proposed to amend the U. S. Constitution to ban same sex marriages. ^[105] In 2004, he said, "This is a real outrage. The Hollywood left is redefining the most basic institution in human history. . . We need a U. S. Senator who will stand up for Louisiana values, not Massachusetts’s values. "^[106] In June 2006, he said "I don't believe there's any issue that's more important than this one . . . I think this debate is very healthy, and it's winning a lot of hearts and minds. I think we're going to show real progress. "^[107] In 2006, he told The Times-Picayune, “I’m a conservative who opposes radically redefining marriage, the most important social institution in human history. The Times-Picayune is a daily Newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. ”^[108]

In October 2005, at a Lafayette Parish Republican Executive Committee luncheon, Vitter compared gay marriage to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which came through the same geographical areas. Lafayette Parish (Paroisse de Lafayette is a Parish located in the U Vitter said "It's the crossroads where Katrina meets Rita. I always knew I was against same-sex unions. " ^[109]

Louisiana Family Forum earmark

In September, 2007, Vitter earmarked $100,000 in federal money for a Christian group, the Louisiana Family Forum,^[110] known for challenging evolution by means of "teaching the controversy" which promotes intelligent design while discrediting evolution. The Louisiana Family Forum ( LFF) is a Christian right Lobbying group based in Baton Rouge Louisiana. eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 Teach the Controversy is the name of a Discovery Institute intelligent design campaign to promote Intelligent design, a variant of traditional Creationism Intelligent ^[111] According to Vitter, the earmark was "to develop a plan to promote better science education". ^[110] Though the Louisiana Family Forum is largely forbidden from political activity due to its non-profit status,^[112] The Times-Picayune alleged the group had close ties with Vitter. The Times-Picayune is a daily Newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. ^[110] However, they have criticized Vitter for his support of Rudy Giuliani. KBE Per, "Postnominal letters should be included when they are issued by a country or organization the subject has been closely associated with ^[113]

On October 17, 2007, the liberal organization People For the American Way, along with several other groups asked the Senate to remove the earmark. People For the American Way (People For is a progressive, politically liberal Advocacy organization in the United States. ^[114][115] Vitter later withdrew it. ^[116][117]

Child protection

In April 2008, Vitter introduced an amendment to continue funding the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act which was excluded from the 2008/2009 budget. The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act ( was signed into law by U The federal program maintains a national sex offender registry, provides resources for tracking down unregistered offenders and increases penalties for the sexual assault of children. Sex offender registration is a system in place in a number of jurisdictions designed to allow government authorities to keep track of the residence and activities of Sex offenders His amendment received bi-partisan support. ^[118][119]

Republican Party reputation

With concerns being raised about the Republican Party's prospects in the 2008 election, Vitter said, "[I]t's certainly true that national Republicans need to improve their brand. On November 4, 2008, the United States has a General election. Perhaps folks should actually take some cues from Republicans in Louisiana. At home, we're the party of reform and positive changes versus failed past and the good ol' boys. "^[120]

Prostitution scandal

D. C. Madam

In early July 2007, Vitter's phone number was included in a published list of phone records of Pamela Martin and Associates, a company owned and run by Deborah Jeane Palfrey, also known as the "D. Deborah Jeane Palfrey ( March 18, 1956 &ndash May 1, 2008) Slightly over two weeks later facing a prison sentence of five or six years she C. Madam", convicted by the U. A pimp (also called fleshmonger) finds and manages clients for Prostitutes and engages them in Prostitution (in Brothels in most cases and S. government for running a prostitution service. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Hustler magazine identified the phone number and contacted Vitter's office to ask about his connection to Palfrey. Hustler is a monthly pornographic Magazine aimed at heterosexual men and published in the United States. ^[121][122] The following day, Vitter issued a written statement:

This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible. Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and my wife in confession and marriage counseling. Out of respect for my family, I will keep my discussion of the matter there - with God and them. But I certainly offer my deep and sincere apologies to all I have disappointed and let down in any way. ^[123]

The statement containing Vitter's apology said his telephone number was included in phone records dating from his days as a member of the House of Representatives. ^[7] Phone records show that Vitter's number was called by Palfrey's service five times, the first on October 12, 1999, and the last on February 27, 2001. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. ^[124] Two calls were placed while House roll call votes were in progress. ^[125]

As background, several news outlets reported that in May 1999, Vitter replaced Congressman Bob Livingston after Livingston resigned due to an adultery scandal. Robert ("Bob" Linlithgow Livingston Jr (born April 30, 1943) is a Washington D ^{[5][126][108]} Vitter said about Livingston's decision to resign, "It's obviously a tremendous loss for the state. I think Livingston's stepping down makes a very powerful argument that Clinton should resign as well and move beyond this mess", referring to the Monica Lewinsky scandal of President Bill Clinton. The Lewinsky scandal was a political Sex scandal emerging from a sexual relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and a then William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States ^[127] In 2000, his wife, Wendy Vitter, commenting on the same scandal, said, "I'm a lot more like Lorena Bobbitt than Hillary. If he [Vitter] does something like that, I'm walking away with one thing, and it's not alimony, trust me," referring to the incident of Lorena Bobbitt severing the penis of her husband and to Clinton's wife, Hillary Clinton. Alimony, maintenance or spousal support is an obligation established by Law in many countries that is based on the premise that both spouses have an absolute John Wayne Bobbitt (born March 23 1967 in Buffalo New York) and Lorena Leonor Bobbitt ( Née Gallo (born 1970 in The penis (plural penises, penes Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from ^[126]

Vitter is unlikely to face criminal charges due to the statute of limitations. A statute of limitations is a Statute in a Common law Legal system that sets forth the maximum period of time after certain events that legal proceedings ^[128] Vitter apologized to GOP senate colleagues but avoided the press who repeatedly attempted to talk to him. ^[129]

On November 13, 2007, the attorney for Palfrey served Vitter with a subpoena to force him to testify at a November 28, 2007 hearing about whether an act of prostitution occurred with a Palfrey escort and when. A subpoena (səˈpiːnə is commonly defined as a written command to a person to Testify before a Court or be punished ^[130][131] The following week, the judge in the case canceled the hearing. ^[132] Palfrey's attorney indicated he planned to subpoena Vitter to testify at her 2008 criminal trial,^[133] even though Vitter might have pled the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination^[134] but in the end he wasn't called to testify. In American criminal law, " taking the Fifth " also known as " pleading the Fifth " or " commanding the fifth " is the act of The Fifth Amendment ( Amendment V) of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, is related to legal procedure Self-incrimination is the act of accusing oneself of a Crime for which a person can then be Prosecuted. ^[135]

Canal Street Madam

On July 10, 2007, Jeanette Maier, the "Canal Street Madam", alleged that Vitter was a customer on more than one occasion in the 1990s, when Maier was identified by federal prosecutors as operating a $300 per hour brothel. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[136] The Times-Picayune reported that "Maier offered no evidence or documents to support her claim. The Times-Picayune is a daily Newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. "^[137] Maier said that Vitter "was not a freak. He was not into anything unusual or kinky or weird," and that he favored one prostitute in particular, Wendy Cortez,^{[138][139][140][141]} the name of the prostitute with whom Vitter had been accused, during his 2004 campaign, of having had a lengthy affair. Vitter denied that allegation during the campaign. ^[142] On July 12, Cortez told the Times-Picayune that Vitter was "a regular customer" during his time in the state legislature, but that they "did not have a romantic relationship. " ^[143] On September 12, 2007, The Times-Picayune reported that the woman, whose real name was Wendy Ellis, had passed a lie detector exam. A polygraph (popularly referred to as a Lie detector) is an instrument that measures and records several physiological responses such as Blood pressure ^[144]

Reaction

While the Louisiana state Republican Party offered guarded support,^[145] national Republicans offered forgiveness. ^[146] The liberal magazine the Nation predicted that the Republican Party would be in a "forgiving mood" pointing out if Vitter did step down, then governor of Louisiana, Democratic Kathleen Blanco would likely appoint a Democrat to take Vitter's place until a special election took place, thus increasing Democratic control over the Senate. This article is about the US Publication. For other newspapers magazines and alternate uses by the same name see The Nation (disambiguation. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (born December 15, 1942) is a former Democratic Governor of Louisiana, having served from January 2004 until January ^{[147][148][149]} Margaret Carlson of Bloomberg News agreed, saying that since there is a Democratic governor in Louisiana, "they were afraid if they slapped around Vitter too much, that seat would go Democratic. Margaret Carlson is an American Journalist and a columnist for Bloomberg News. Bloomberg Television is a network that airs Business and Financial news 24 hours a day and is distributed globally on ten separate channels The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America "^[150]

Marianne Means, a syndicated columnist for Hearst Newspapers, reported that Republican senators gave Vitter a "loud standing ovation" which she characterized as hypocritical by contrasting this with the Republican attitude toward President Clinton's marital infidelity. Inccom defines a syndicated columnist as " person hired by publications or broadcast organizations to produce written or spoken commentary about specific feature subjects Hearst Communications Inc is a privately-held American -based Media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower in New York City, USA ^[151] The applause came after Vitter privately apologized to his colleagues. ^[28]

Republican Senator Sam Brownback told Bloomberg Television on October 5, 2007 that Vitter should be censured by the Senate. Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12 1956) is the senior United States Senator from the U Bloomberg Television is a network that airs Business and Financial news 24 hours a day and is distributed globally on ten separate channels Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Not to be confused with Censor, Censer or Sensor. Censure (ˈsɛnʃəɹ is a process by which a formal Reprimand He said, "I think you could see something like that taking place. If you look at the actual crime itself and the discussion across the country — and as a Republican — this is bad. "^[152]

In July 2007, The New York Times reported that the Vitter's chairmanship of Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid was in doubt due to the controversy^[108] but his job was ultimately secure^[153] though "quietly marginalized". KBE Per, "Postnominal letters should be included when they are issued by a country or organization the subject has been closely associated with ^[154][28]

In December, 2007, an editorial in The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana claimed that Vitter had lost influence due to the controversy. An editorial, leader (UK or leading article (UK is an article in a Newspaper or Magazine that expresses the opinion of the Editor The Advocate is the primary newspaper of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. ^[155] In the same month, Time magazine listed the controversy as one of the top ten awkward moments of 2007. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and ^[156]

After Senator Larry Craig was admonished by the Senate Ethics Committee for acting improperly after his arrest for lewd contact toward another man in an airport bathroom in February 2008, the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington questioned why the committee had not taken similar action against Vitter. Larry Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American politician from the state of Idaho. The US Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a select committee of the United States Senate charged with dealing with matters related to senatorial ethics Watchdog journalism refers to forms of Activist journalism aimed at holding accountable public personalities and institutions whose functions impact social and political life Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ( CREW) is a watchdog group founded in 2003 ^[157] The committee later dismissed the complaint. ^[158]

In a similar vein when the Eliott Spitzer prostitution scandal, then governor of New York, hit the headlines, commentators contrasted the end-results: Spitzer resigned while Vitter stayed on. The began on March 10, 2008, when The New York Times reported that Democratic New York Governor Eliot Spitzer ^{[159][160][161]} In response, Jeff Crouere, a New Orleans conservative political commentator, called on Vitter to resign saying he was an ineffective representative and reflected poorly on the state. Jeff Crouere is a Conservative Political commentator in the Greater New Orleans area Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined A pundit is someone who offers to mass-media his/her opinion or commentary on a particular subject area (most typically political analysis, the Social sciences ^[162] Other local political figures differed with Crouere. Democratic political consultant James Carville said the two cases were entirely different: Spitzer's situation developed from an active investigation and as a former prosecutor and governor he had powerful enemies. Political consulting, beyond the self-evident definition of consulting in political matters refers to a specific Management consulting industry which has grown up around James Carville (born October 25 1944 is an American Political consultant, commentator actor attorney Media personality and pundit. In contrast, Carville described Vitter as "Louisiana’s junior senator and nobody really knows him or cares that much about him," but concluded that, "if they paid with their own money, I don’t think either one should resign. " The Louisiana Republican governor Bobby Jindal said, "Senator Vitter has already addressed this. Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10 1971 is the current Republican governor of the U . . . The people of New York can deal with the Governor of New York. ”^[163] Additionally, one gauge of the scandal's impact, local fundraising, indicated that Vitter has weathered the controversy well: first quarter 2008 finance reports show that he made, according to The Times-Picayune, an "impressive haul". ^[164]

Vitter once again received unwanted attention after the suicide of Palfrey in May 2008. ^{[165][166][167]}

Footnotes

External links

• United States Senator David Vitter, Senate site

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Vitter.org - website of the Vitter family Maintained by David Vitter's brother Jeffrey Vitter
• SourceWatch Congresspedia — David Vitter profile

Preceded by Bob Livingston	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district 1999 – 2005	Succeeded by Bobby Jindal
Preceded by John Breaux	United States Senator (Class 3) from Louisiana 2005 – present Served alongside: Mary Landrieu	Incumbent

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NAME	Vitter, David Bruce
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	U.S. Senator from Louisiana
DATE OF BIRTH	May 3, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH	New Orleans, Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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