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Mary Landrieu is a Democratic Senator from the State of Louisiana. She won her re-election campaign in 2008 against challenger John Kennedy. Landrieu replaced John Kerry, who now heads the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, on the Senate's Small Business Committee.CBS News: Reid Reshuffles Committee Heads (December 15, 2008)
Fast Facts:
- Born: November 23, 1955 in Arlington, Virginia
- Assumed Office: January 7, 1997
- Alma Mater: Louisiana State University
- Spouse: Frank Snellings
- Previous Profession: Real Estate Agent
- Religion: Roman Catholic
History
Preceded by J. Bennett Johnston, Landrieu has been a Senator since 1997. Before becoming a politician, Landrieu was a real estate agent in Louisiana.Positions
- In favor of prohibiting minors to cross state line for abortions
- Voted to ban partial birth abortions in 1999
- Voted to distribute an additional $10.2 billion to education in 2007
- Voted to authorize military force in Iraq in 2002
- Voted in favor of edeploying non-essential U.S. troops out of Iraq
- Voted to reauthorize the Patriot Act in 2006
Energy Policy
In August of 2008, Landrieu joined nine other senators from both the Republican and Democratic parties in proposing a bill that would reform the United States' energy policy. Aimed at reducing gas prices and dependence on foreign oil, the legislation would provide funds, gleaned in part from taxes on the profits of oil corporations, to automotive manufacturers for the development of automobiles that run on non-petroleum fuels.-
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Mary Landrieu Questions
Whatever happened to Marie Osmond? 2 AnswersMarie Osmond is presently in a show with her brother, Donny, at the Flamingo in Las Vegas. She still has her dolls on QVC and is still in the commercials for J... read more
Did Lil Rounds win the American Idol night with her rendition of the Mary J. Blige song Be Without You. 2 AnswersMan, Lil Rounds rocked tonight! We'll find out Wednesday night if she makes it through or not, but I have a strong feeling she'll be back. If not, she may be ... read more
How much of the legends of Bloody Mary were true? Did she really murder her husband and children? 5 AnswersThere are at least three different uses of the the phrase "Bloody Mary". drmatt, you are too quick to use the "fact refuted" comment. Clarisvisu is probably ... read more
Hi and thank you for claiming the task to write a guide note for Mary Wells! 1 AnswerHi Camilla, I saw in the morning that you rejected the task in my gmail. So I claimed it again and started working on it. Thank you for letting me know you edit... read more -
U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Committee Site: Democrats: Mary L. Landrieu



