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Vitter: “Louisiana Needs a Fighter, Not a Quitter”
March 4, 2010
US. Sen. David Vitter today issued the following statement regarding news that Charlie Melancon resigned his seat on the House Budget Committee:
“Charlie is always saying how he works behind the scenes to get things done, but I’m starting to wonder if Charlie works at all. He won’t hold a public town hall meeting and now he is quitting from the House Budget Committee so he won’t have to take tough votes on the huge Washington spending measures that Obama and Pelosi ask him to support. Louisiana needs a fighter, not a quitter,” said Vitter.
The House Budget Committee is where many of the tough spending votes will occur for this year’s new budget. Melancon has a history of quitting committees when things get tough. Last year, he quit the House Committee with jurisdiction over NASA to avoid the tough work of trying to fight for Michoud – an issue Vitter has been a vocal advocate for as Ranking Member of the Senate Space Subcommittee.
“Louisiana needs leaders who step into the fray when the things are tough, not run away from the fight. I’ve always charged ahead in advocating for Louisiana, while Charlie seems to prefer to run, hide and whine about all the partisanship in Washington as he simultaneously throws mud at me,” added Vitter.
Charlie Melancon already voted for last year’s Obama budget that will triple the national debt. This budget also included the reconciliation mechanism specifically designed to be used to force through the president’s health care bill if necessary. He also voted for the much-maligned stimulus and bailout bills that were massive increases in debt.
Obama Super Delegate Hosts Melancon in New York City
February 23, 2010
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We knew this day would come, and I need your immediate help to fight the Obama-Melancon money machine.
After President Obama handpicked Charlie Melancon to run against me, we knew he would tap his national network of liberal activists to fund Melancon’s Senate campaign.
As expected, this past Sunday night, a close Obama ally - one of his New York Super Delegates and the former State Chairman of New Yorkers for John Kerry - hosted a fundraiser for Charlie Melancon in his $35 million home in New York City.
Admission costs soared to a whopping $4,800 per guest, and the funds went straight into the Obama-backed Melancon Senate campaign war chest.
I need your help to match any funds Charlie was able to raise at this New York City event for super-rich liberal politicos. I’m tired of Charlie Melancon trying to silence our conservative voices with national liberal money, and we’ve got to stop him.
Can I count on you to help me fight the Obama-Melancon money machine with an immediate donation to my campaign of $35 or more?
President Obama and his liberal New York City team think they can grab one of our Louisiana U.S. Senate seats to help pass their reckless agenda that is slowly bankrupting our country.
The fact is, Obama’s New York City donors don’t care about the issues we face here in Louisiana - they just want to buy Obama another Senate vote in Charlie Melancon.
I hope you’ll help me send them a message right now by making a secure contribution of $35 to help stop them in their tracks.
Charlie started this race with a fundraiser in posh Martha’s Vineyard last year, and it’s clear that he has no intention of slowing his New England fundraising tour. Will you help me send a message that Louisianians are the ones who control and will decide this race?
Thanks for your support. With your help, we’ll show Obama, Melancon, and their liberal east coast allies what they’re really up against.
David Vitter
Thanks For A Great 2009
January 11, 2010
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Thank you.
Your help, support and continued recruitment of new donors and grassroots activists helped us raise over $1.2 million these last three months. We currently have over $4.5 million cash on hand, and we could not have done it without your commitment to our cause.
As you know, there’s an enormous amount at stake in this race for the U.S. Senate. My record and Charlie Melancon’s show a stark contrast — he endorsed President Obama and votes with Obama 84% of the time.
I strongly opposed the Wall Street bailouts, the Stimulus and the Obama budget that triples our national debt, while Melancon supports these Obama priorities and believes he and other Members of Congress should be exempt from the government-run health care plan.
With your help, we’ll keep pushing toward victory this November and make sure Obama doesn’t get another ally like Charlie Melancon in the U.S. Senate, and we’ll keep fighting this terrible government-run health care bill.
If you haven’t already, please join our team and sign up for email updates, join us as a volunteer or on Twitter and Facebook.
You and I know that President Obama, Charlie Melancon, and their liberal allies will continue to be on the attack doing everything they can to force their liberal agenda on the people of Louisiana. But your strong support these last three will help us fight them.
Thanks again for your dedication to our cause - I couldn’t have made it this far without you. Please help spread our message by joining our team today.
Your friend,
David Vitter
Comments (0)Open the Government Health Care Discussions
January 7, 2010
President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and the liberal Washington establishment continue secret, closed-door talks as they try to pass their government run health care bill, despite President Obama’s numerous campaign promises to end these secretive practices.
These discussions concerning government-run health care will shape the future of our country, and Americans deserve to be involved in the conversation. Candidate Obama seemed dedicated to making this a reality before taking office, but unfortunately, President Obama seems to have forgotten these promises.
The American public deserves transparency in the processes of their government. I hope you’ll stand with me today by signing my petition to open these talks and stop government run health care by following this link.
Comments (0)Happy Holidays From the Vitters
December 22, 2009
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones.
As we wrap up 2009 and look forward to a new year, I wanted to send a special note telling you how fortunate Wendy and I feel that we have so many wonderful people on Team Vitter.
Wendy and I will certainly be counting all of you among our blessings as we spend Christmas with our children, Sophie, Lise, Airey and Jack. And we hope you are able to enjoy a happy and safe holiday with your loved ones as well.
We are will also very thankful and proud of the men and women who sacrifice to serve in our Armed Forces to protect all of us here at home. They often have to spend the holidays away from their family and friends, and we join their loved ones in praying for their safe return.
As we reminded you at Thanksgiving, if you’d like to send a message thanking the troops for all they’ve done, you can do so by visiting the U.S. Department of Defense website or following this link.
Once again, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We look forward to sharing a wonderful 2010 with you.
Your friend,
David Vitter
Comments (0)Help Fight the Attacks
December 18, 2009
We scored a big victory when Majority Leader Harry Reid canceled his New Orleans government health care fundraiser last week, but another serious issue has just come up.
In their efforts to elect Charlie Melancon and give President Obama another much-needed vote, the Washington-based Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) has launched a desperate smear campaign against me.
That’s why I’m calling upon my generous network of grassroots activists to help me keep up the fight against them by making a contribution to my campaign. We’re close to reaching our 2009 goal, with just handful of donations from different parts across the state, we shouldn’t have a problem closing out the year.
I’ve held over 60 town halls in Louisiana this year, and I’m focusing this race on what people have told me they want to see from their Senator — a fight to stop the government takeover of health care, to curb Washington’s reckless spending and prevent government intrusion into our personal lives.
But Melancon and the DSCC are confusing voters and avoiding the facts and the issues. They don’t want to focus on Charlie Melancon’s 84% voting record with President Obama or his failure to have a town hall meeting with his fellow Louisianians in over 200 days as of this week.
That’s right. Charlie Melancon hasn’t held a town hall with his constituents in over 200 days, but the DSCC doesn’t seem to care. I don’t know about you, but I believe that Senators, as representatives of the people, should meet with them from time to time.
The bottom line is, we have to close the books on 2009 in two weeks, and I want to make sure that we can fight back against the Obama - DSCC money machine for the good of Louisiana. People need to know that they are simply trying to give Obama another vote in the Senate, and their tactics are unacceptable.
I won’t back down no matter what they throw at me, and I can use all the help I can get. Please help us fight the attacks by making a secure online donation today!
Harry Reid invades New Orleans
December 10, 2009
I’ve just received some very urgent news that I need to share with you.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, President Obama’s leader in the Senate, is holding a fundraiser in New Orleans this weekend to generate support for government run health care and socialized medicine. Will you help me match his efforts dollar for dollar?
I need your immediate help to counteract Harry Reid’s efforts to buy votes and air time in Louisiana as he tries to force this health care bill on the American people. Your contribution of $25, $50 or any amount you can give right now will help me match his efforts and keep up the fight against him.
I’ve seen the invitation to this fundraiser. With liberal big name hosts like James Carville, tickets to this event are going for a whopping $1,000 each.
That means for each person in attendance, $1000 will be dropped into the Obama-Reid-Melancon war chest as they try to take control of the health care industry and give Obama another reliable Senate vote come 2010.
I need your help to tell Harry Reid, Charlie Melancon and President Obama that this bill is wrong for Louisiana, regardless of how much money their wealthiest supporters are willing to cough up.
Will you help me push forward with a modest donation of $25 or $50 right now to help me match and fight back against their efforts?
I wish fundraising weren’t a part of campaigning. But the fact is, with big name liberal Obama allies like James Carville, Charlie Melancon and Harry Reid, we need to match the funds they raise to fight back. And with our dedicated network of grassroots supporters like yourself, I’m sure we can get the job done.
We are also three weeks away from our 2009 fundraising deadline, so your support is now more important than ever before. I hope I can count on you to help me fight back with a donation of $25, $50 or whatever you can contribute today and to forward this email to anyone you know who is concerned about government-run health care.
Thank you for your support in this fight, and I hope to see you soon.
David Vitter
Comments (0)Town Halls and Listening to Louisianians
November 13, 2009
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Ever get the feeling that some people run for Congress to build a good life in Washington rather than listen to what hard working folks in Louisiana have to say?
Yesterday, I completed my 60th town hall meeting of the year, and I can proudly say that I’ve now conducted over 190 town hall meetings since being elected to the U.S. Senate. It’s been an honor hearing your thoughts and concerns and representing them on your behalf.
Unfortunately, Charlie Melancon seems to put little value on listening to and working for Louisianians. Charlie Melancon has refused to hold a town hall meeting in over 160 days and counting. You can see the exact tally on my new “Charlie Melancon Town Hall Clock” at www.DavidVitter.com.
Melancon believes the job is centered in Washington, where he takes his cue from Washington insiders. I see it a bit differently.
For me, working in the U.S. Senate is about the future of Louisiana, and making sure that folks from Abbeville to Zwolle know they have the opportunity to speak with me in their hometown about what issues matter to them. For each new session of Congress, I don’t return to Washington without hearing what you have to say.
If Melancon decided to hold a town hall meeting, he would find out that Louisianians don’t agree with the direction President Obama and Washington’s liberals are taking our country and economy.
Louisianians don’t support Melancon’s vote for Obama’s $787 billion stimulus, they don’t support the Melancon-Obama budget that triples our debt in ten years, and they don’t stand with Melancon in supporting multiple government bailouts to fix our ailing economy.
I said no to the stimulus and the trillions in wasted tax dollars and government expansion that went with it. I opposed all the bailouts and offered a “No Cost Stimulus” package that would bring one million new jobs to our economy and grow existing jobs in Louisiana.
Louisianians deserve a leader who stays in touch with constituents and listens to their concerns. I will continue to hold town hall meetings to hear directly from you about the issues you and your family face and how I can help better represent you in Washington.
Thanks for your help in the fight for our future - together, we will get the job done.
Less Than A Year To Go
November 5, 2009
In less than one year, Louisiana voters will go to the polls and make a choice about the future of our great state. Will you stand with me as I fight for our conservative principles?
I’m doing everything I can to curb Washington’s outrageous tax and spend agenda, to protect our individual rights from unprecedented government control and to keep Obama’s health care bill and the federal government out of our everyday lives.
Folks in Washington today have taken too many liberties with your hard earned money and personal freedoms, and I’m fighting to stop them.
Charlie Melancon, on the other hand, has voted with President Obama on every one of these issues. He actively supported $787 billion in wasteful stimulus projects, trillions in big-business bailouts, government run health care and an Obama budget that will triple our national debt in ten years, and nobody has held him accountable.
Can I count on your support in this fight against the Obama - Melancon big-government machine?
Louisianans deserve a leader who listens to constituents and respects their concerns. I’ve held scores of town hall meetings over the last two months to hear yours, but Charlie Melancon hasn’t found time for one town hall meeting over the last 150 days.
I could go on and on about the differences between myself and Charlie Melancon. But the bottom line is, this election will be about what’s important to Louisianans and the issues they want to see their elected officials fighting for.
With a vote on a trillion dollar government-run health care bill just around the corner, the choice we face is crystal clear. I hope you’ll stand with me in this effort as we begin the one-year countdown to the November elections.
Thanks for your help in the fight for our future – together, we will get the job done.
ObamaCare Vote Approaches
September 17, 2009
President Obama’s government-run health care bill will be voted on in a key Senate committee next week.
Will you help me keep up the fight against Washington’s takeover of Louisiana’s health care?
It has only been a week since representatives returned to Washington after being in their home states during August, and President Obama is already making speeches to silence debate and bolster liberal efforts to force this bill into law.
Washington liberals know I’m the biggest thorn in their side when it comes to their disastrous health care agenda. I’ll use every procedural tool to take this bill down.
And with my fundraising deadline just two weeks away, I’ve made it my goal to show how much Louisianians support me - and not the President - in this fight.
I held 21 town halls across the state last month, and Louisianian opposition to government-run health care couldn’t be clearer. I’ve just posted a special video message about these meetings, so I hope you’ll take a look today and help me keep up the fight.
With this critical vote close on the horizon, time is of the essence. Will you help me show President Obama how much support I have in fighting this measure by viewing my special video message and making a secure online donation today?
The bottom line is that fundraising numbers indicate the strength of support I have as I fight this bill. Every dollar you can pledge right now will represent one more unit of support I can show Washington’s liberals when this bill is brought up for a vote.
There are two weeks left to send a message this quarter. Will you stand with me with a donation of $500, $250, $100, $50, $25, or whatever you can give right now?
Every dollar will be an investment in the future of our great state.
Thank you for your support.