Vitter Introduces Series of Pro-life Bills in Honor of “March for Life”
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today commended the hundreds of thousands of participants in the 40th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., including many Louisianians who traveled to speak out in defense of the right to life on the National Mall and in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Vit... Read More
Vitter Legislation Would Prohibit Gender Discrimination of Unborn
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-La.) today introduced the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, a bill that would make it illegal to obtain an abortion due to a gender preference. Vitter’s bill has 26 co-sponsors. “It’s flat out morally wrong to assign different values... Read More
Vitter’s View: Obamacare: Two Years Too Many
Some things in life get better as time goes by. But as we mark the two-year anniversary of Obamacare, we can safely say that President Obama’s health care law is not one of them. In fact, the ugly truth is that Obamacare has gotten worse and worse with each passing week. You may recall that when t... Read More
Vitter Votes in Support of Blunt Amendment to Protect Conscience Rights
Click here to watch a clip of Vitter’s remarks on the Senate floor. (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter to... Read More
Vitter Joins Bipartisan House Group in Calling for Conscience Protections
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today spoke at a press conference hosted by U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) in support of the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, a bipartisan and bicameral measure that would roll back the Obama administration’s requirement that reli... Read More
Vitter: Administration ‘Compromise’ Puts Big Government over Religious Liberty
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement of a “compromise” involving the requirement that religiously affiliated institutions must provide their employees with insurance that covers contra... Read More
Vitter ‘Extremely Disappointed’ in Komen’s Decision to Back Down on Planned Parenthood Funding
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following statement after Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced that it would allow Planned Parenthood to remain eligible to receive funding from Komen: “I’m extremely disappointed in Komen’s decision to r... Read More
Vitter Applauds Komen’s Decision to End Association with Planned Parenthood
Click here to read Sen. Vitter's letter to Komen in May 2011. (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today applauded the decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation’s largest breast canc... Read More
Vitter Commends Pro-Life Marchers at Louisiana, National Events Marking Roe v. Wade Anniversary
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today commended the hundreds of thousands of participants in the 39th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., including many Louisianians who traveled to speak out in defense of the right to life on the National Mall and in front of the U.S. S... Read More
Vitter Comments on Religious Persecution in Iran
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following statement about reports that the government of Iran intends to carry out a death sentence against an Iranian Christian pastor: “I’m deeply troubled by the reports about the death sentence against Iran... Read More