Mitch Landrieu: “Not at this minute, but I will in just a second. I will be happy to yield in a moment. So we have worked through the…”

“Not at this minute, but I will in just a second. I will be happy to yield in a moment. So we have worked through the night, Mr. President, trying to come up with some available options for the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas as they seek to work through a very complicated and difficult situation to try to pull efforts together to make loans available for 3 months. I have shown this picture throughout the week. That is why, as I close over the next few minutes, I would like to show it again. You can find this picture in the National Geographic, ``A World Upside Down.'' This is Long Beach, MS, a week after Katrina hit. This is Mrs. Leona Watts. The National Geographic says that her home ``rests amid the bones of the home where she has lived for 61 years.'' The National Geographic goes on to say: Many Mississippians felt abandoned in the days after the storm as national attention--and relief efforts--seemed locked on New Orleans. I have asked throughout the week if the city of Long Beach or the cities in Louisiana can get some infusion of cash to help them go through. I don't know what kind of tax credits and other possibilities could help here, at least not in the next few weeks or few months. I am confident that targeted strategic tax cuts can help to rebuild this city. I am almost certain that in Mississippi--I am not completely certain--that the State could actually borrow money to help this situation.…”