Mitch Landrieu: “I support the bill on terrorism insurance creating a mechanism for us to create a system in this country for a new kind…”

“I support the bill on terrorism insurance creating a mechanism for us to create a system in this country for a new kind of insurance, unfortunately, one for which there has become an apparent need since September 11, and without which there would be a great hardship for our banking and financial industries and also for our real estate developers. Frankly, all businesses--many in Louisiana--are affected across our Nation. So I am going to be supportive of this terrorism insurance bill, and have been supportive of it in the process of trying to bring it to the floor for a final vote. But I want to take a few minutes, before we actually vote on that bill, to speak on an issue that is not directly before the Senate but is something in which many of us are involved, and for which we are trying to come up with some solutions. This is the very important issue involving the subject of cloning.”