Mitch Landrieu: “But I would like to answer the question of why many people in the South are upset and concerned about what the…”

“But I would like to answer the question of why many people in the South are upset and concerned about what the Republican majority is calling on us to do today. I want to start with the charge that the Senator from Virginia said-- stalling, stalling, stalling. The Senator from Tennessee knows very well the Democrats did not ask for this 30 hours. The Republican leadership is stalling the veterans bill, the Energy bill, and the housing bill, which people in our State--as the Senator from Tennessee knows, I have 400,000 veterans in Louisiana. He must have 500,000 veterans in Tennessee. Their bills are pending while we debate whether or not it is fair to block 4 of 168 nominees--4 of 168.”