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Senate confirms 2 Federal Reserve board nominees

By Martin Crutsinger May 17th 2012 - 04:26PM

WASHINGTON -The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's two nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, bringing the seven-member board to full strength for the first time since April 2006.

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David Vitter Shies Away From Secret Service Prostitution Scandal

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 03rd 2012 - 01:25PM

At a question-and-answer session at Louisiana State University on Monday, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) gave guarded answers about revelations that members of the Secret Service using prostitutes in Columbia that recalled his own past scandal involving prostitution.

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  • 06/01/12 Flood insurance needs long-term fix Source: The Daily World - Opelousas LA Once more, Congress has kicked the can down the road on an issue of vital interest to South Louisiana homeowners.
  • 05/31/12 With Congress willfully blind, Americans subsidize... Source: NJ.com Three weeks ago, an Indiana accountant turned whistle blower exposed the decade-old practice among illegal aliens of fraudulently collecting cash refunds for child tax credits.
  • 05/24/12 Reid, Vitter Agree to Bring 5-Year NFIP Extension to... Source: American Agent & Broker Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., made a commitment late Wednesday afternoon for floor consideration of the Senate's five-year National Flood Insurance Program extension within 60 days.
  • 05/23/12 Final Push to Renew NFIP Begins Source: PIA (National Association of Professional Insurance Agents) We are now less than ten days away from the scheduled expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program.
  • 05/23/12 Harry Reid and David Vitter cut deal to extend flood... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. David Vitter , R-La,., announced on the Senate floor Wednesday that they have reached an agreement to extend the National Flood Insurance Program for 60 days and for the Senate to act on a long-delayed five-year re-authorization of the program when it returns to Washington in June. Reid said the failure to extend the program before it expires at the end of the month would have jeopardized 40,000 home sales a day.

Background on david vitter

David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Louisiana and a member of the Republican Party.

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