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Mary Landrieu

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United States Senator

Mary Landrieu is an accomplished American politician, born on November 23, 1955. She served as a United States Senator representing Louisiana. During her tenure in the Senate, she focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development.

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“I'm fighting for small businesses. I'm not fighting for big oil. Don't be confused. And there are thousands of businesses in this state that are at great risk. Meanwhile, the country keeps guzzling the oil, but we're out of work down here. We need to get back to work to build this region, and we intend to do so.”

Needs Country States Bigs Fighting Risk Oil Confused Regions Get Back Small Business Back To Work Great Risk Big Oil

Author:Mary Landrieu

“Our solutions must be beyond anything we have ever considered. We should not be afraid to try bold new approaches.”

Should Trying Approach Solutions Boldness New Approach

Author:Mary Landrieu

“I like being powerful. I hope it doesn't go to my head. If somebody's going to have it, it might just as soon be me. There's always power, and it's just a matter of in whose hands it falls.”

Ifs Matter Hands Might Fall Powerful

Author:Mary Landrieu

“A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.”

Ifs Stills Ends Saved The End Of The Day Quarters Pennies

Author:Mary Landrieu

“For the last 50 years, the federal government has taken out of the Gulf Coast $165 billion in taxes that came from oil and gas off of our coast that went to the federal Treasury, to rebuild all places in America except the place that it came from.”

Years Government Lasts America Taken Taxes Oil Billions Gas Federal Government Coast Treasury Oil And Gas

Author:Mary Landrieu

“If you want to know how many prison cells to build, look at the number of third graders who can't read.”

Ifs Knows Want Looks Kids Numbers Know How Thirds Prison Library Cells Prison Cells

Author:Mary Landrieu

“I agree that we must expand opportunities for retirement saving, but we must not undermine this worthy effort with a flawed privatization scheme that takes the 'security' out of Social Security.”

Opportunity Social Effort Security Agree Worthy Saving Retirement Schemes Social Security Flawed Privatization

Author:Mary Landrieu

“The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans.”

South African American

Author:Mary Landrieu

“We would be doing the children of South Asia a great disservice if we allowed ourselves to believe that the need of children to belong to a loving, permanent family was washed away by the waves of the tsunami”

Ifs Needs Believe Children Would Be South Wave Permanent Asia Tsunami Disservice South Asia

Author:Mary Landrieu

“Ronald Reagan will be remembered for leading the United States during a time of tremendous international transition - the demise of the Soviet Union, the Berlin Wall coming down, and the end of the Cold War”

War Ends States United United States Wall Cold Down And Unions International Remembered Transition Soviet Cold War Soviet Union Berlin Demise Berlin Wall

Author:Mary Landrieu

“The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter”

Ifs Stills Ends Today President Cost Clean Saved Budgets The End Of The Day Agendas Quarters Request Pennies

Author:Mary Landrieu

“A budget should reflect the values and priorities of our nation and its people”

People Should Values Nations Priorities Budgets

Author:Mary Landrieu

“Do you know how many houses all of the nonprofits have built? No more than 5,000 in five years. Do you know how many we lost? 200,000.”

Knows Years Two House Lost Know How Five Thousand Hundred Built Five Years Do You Know Nonprofits

Author:Mary Landrieu

“Democracy still has a real hope and chance in Iraq, and true freedom in this country would be the greatest testament to those who gave their lives for it”

Stills Real Country Would Be Chance Democracy Iraq Testament True Freedom

Author:Mary Landrieu

“The high price of health care in this country is a serious issue that demands serious attention. Putting limits on damages have little or no effect on skyrocketing malpractice insurance rates.”

Littles Country Care Attention Issues Effects Serious Demand Limits Rate Health Care Damage Healthcare High Prices Serious Issues Malpractice Insurance Rate

Author:Mary Landrieu

“From politics and business to music and food to culture, African-Americans have helped to shape our state's colourful past and its future.”

States Past Culture Business Shapes African American Colourful

Author:Mary Landrieu

“If I had to vote for the bill again, I'd vote for it tomorrow.”

Ifs Tomorrow Vote Bills

Author:Mary Landrieu

“"For 46 years, we were engaged in a worldwide battle against communism". "During that time, there were countless heroes, who served in our nation's Armed Forces and played a critical role in America's triumph. These men and women, who sacrificed so much for so many, deserve to be awarded the Cold War Service Medal in recognized of their faithful service to their country and tireless defense of freedom around the world."”

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Born: November 23, 1955
Known for: United States Senator
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