Mitch Landrieu: “I wanted to just take a minute. I spoke before the vote and thanked many of my colleagues for their extraordinary work…”

“I wanted to just take a minute. I spoke before the vote and thanked many of my colleagues for their extraordinary work on passing the Gulf of Mexico security bill, which Senator Domenici led and so many of us helped. But I did not have an opportunity at that time to thank so many staff people who put their heart and mind and spirit into this action, which is really a historic accomplishment for the State of Louisiana and the gulf coast. This effort goes back 9 years, and there are many staff people who contributed. I want to read into the Record and mention some of the Energy staffers who worked with me over the years, and legislative directors and chiefs of staff who have helped make this possible: Dionne Thompson, Ben Cannon, Jason Schendle, Tom Michels, Elizabeth Craddock, Kathleen Strottman, Jason Matthews, Janet Woodka, Adam Sharp, Rich Masters, Norma Jane Sabiston, and my current chief of staff, Ron Faucheux. There were many other staffers on the committees, from both sides of the aisle, who helped to make this bill possible.”