David Vitter's 12 Senate Hearings in Louisiana Aid His Run for Governor

The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee has met more in Louisiana than in D.C.

Senator David Vitter, a Republican from Louisiana, testifies at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (SIPC) in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.

Photographer: Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg
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David Vitter has been criss-crossing Louisiana for the past six months, holding public events about the issues at the core of his campaign for governor: transportation, energy, flood insurance, and taxes.

He's done all of that on the federal dime.