Mitch Landrieu: “I hope, Mr. President, as we lay out the rebuilding efforts for the Gulf Coast region and the aftermath of Hurricane…”

“I hope, Mr. President, as we lay out the rebuilding efforts for the Gulf Coast region and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we can do better than what the Senator has spoken about. On that subject, just for the record, I think maybe the Senator from Louisiana, Mr. Vitter, and I would like to submit for the Record a list of Louisiana-Mississippi-based contractors that can do great work in the rebuilding of the Culf Coast region. We understand that Halliburton is a Texas company. We are happy for our Texas counterparts. As I said, many people in Louisiana work for Halliburton. I think we have several thousand people who do. But I want this Senate to know--Senators on both sides of the aisle--we have a lot of Louisiana and Mississippi contractors who can build houses, et cetera. ____________________”