Vitter Announces Town Hall Meeting in East Carroll, Franklin Parishes
(Metairie, La.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter announced that he will host town hall meetings this week to hear from constituents in East Carroll and Franklin parishes. Vitter will also tour the Madison Parish Port, visit the Chennault Military Museum, speak at the Monroe Rotary luncheon and speak at the Shrevep... Read More
Vitter Announces VA Outpatient Clinics Get Green Light for Contracts
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator David Vitter today announced that the Solicitation for Offers (SFOs) for both the Lafayette and Lake Charles community based outpatient clinics for veterans have been scheduled to go out ahead of schedule. The news came during a conference call arranged by Vitter with the... Read More
Vitter: VA Needs to Provide Full Services to the Acadiana, Southwest Louisiana Veterans
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today is urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue progress on providing full services to Veterans in Lafayette and Lake Charles until the Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) are open. Today the VA held an open house in celebration of the openin... Read More
Vitter Continues to Hold VA Accountable for Lafayette, Lake Charles Clinics
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter has sent a follow up letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pointing out the inadequacies regarding specialties and services the VA said they will be providing until the outpatient facilities are completed in Lafayette and Lake Char... Read More
Vitter Demands Immediate Follow Up from VA on Outpatient Services
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veteran’s Administration Secretary Eric Shinseki demanding answers about more immediate action from the VA on providing specialties and services for Acadiana and Southwest Louisiana veterans. “It&rsquo... Read More
Vitter Sets up Meeting with VA to Urge Continued Progress of Acadiana Clinic
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today announced that he’ll be meeting with officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday, March 20, to urge reconsideration of their decision to start over on the process of opening the VA clinic in Acadiana because of a technical error.... Read More
Vitter Urges VA to Reconsider Decision on Acadiana Clinics
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today spoke with the U.S. Veterans Affair’s Assistant Deputy Undersecretary, Philip Matkovsky to urge reconsideration of their decision to slow down progress of the VA clinics in Lafayette and Lake Charles based on a procedural error. “This is... Read More
Vitter Honors Veterans on 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today released the following statement regarding the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor: “Today marks the 70th anniversary of the bombing of the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, an unprovoked attack that stunned our nation a... Read More
Vitter, Fleming Announce Academy Day on Saturday in Bossier City
(Washington, D.C.) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) today announced that staff from his office as well as Rep. John Fleming’s M.D. (R-LA) office will conduct an Academy Day on Saturday, April 30 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the Bossier Parish Community College. Vitter and Fleming have invited r... Read More
Vitter Co-sponsors Bill to Ensure Military Pay
( U.S. Sen. David Vitter signed on as a co-sponsor to Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s bill, S. 724, The Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act. The bill would ensure that military servicemembers are paid in the event of a government shutdown. “The brave men and women serv... Read More