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Apr 29, 2016 · Mary Landrieu on Tax Reform. Click here for 20 full quotes on Tax Reform OR background on Tax Reform . Tax cuts are not the most stimulative way out of recession. (Dec 2010) I voted for Bush tax cuts because they helped middle class. (Dec 2010) Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million.
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Mary L. Landrieu U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1997–2015) Mary Landrieu grew up in Louisiana in a politically active family. Inspired by the women in her life and political pioneers like Representative Lindy Boggs of Louisiana, Landrieu began her political career by winning a race for the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1979.
Landrieu has been a leader on education reform in the US Senate. In 2007, she proposed a major bipartisan overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act, focusing on results. In 2001, she successfully changed education funding formulas to direct additional dollars to Louisiana classrooms.
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Landrieu was born in 1955 in Arlington, Va., and she attended high school at Ursuline Academy in New Orleans, La. She attended Louisiana State University and graduated in 1977.
Below is an abbreviated outline of Landrieu's professional and political career: 1. Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1980-1988 2. Louisiana State Treasurer, 1988-1996 3. Member of the U.S. Senate, 1997-2015 She has also worked as a real estate agent.
113th Congress
The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Landrieu's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.
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Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Landrieu was a rank-and-file Democrat as of November 2014. She was a moderate Democratic leader in July 2014 and a "rank-and-file Democrat" in June 2013.
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongresstracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack, Landrieu missed 177 of 5,657 roll call votes from January 1997 to November 2014. This amounts to 3.1 percent, which is worse than the median of 2.0 percent among currently serving senators as of November 2014.
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Landrieu is married to attorney Frank Snellings. They have two children.
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Landrieu scores 63% by CURE on rehabilitation issues . CURE (Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants) is a membership organization of families of prisoners, prisoners, former prisoners and other concerned citizens. CURE's two goals are . to use prisons only for those who have to be in them; and
Source: 2008 Senate campaign website, www.marylandrieu.com, “Issues” , Mar 2, 2008 1998: "Mothers Make Good Senators Too" The couple adopted a baby boy, who was 4 years old when Landrieu was elected to the Senate. Then, during her 1st year in Washington, a baby girl became available for adoption.
