I am on the Appropriations Committee. Yes, we can help get your project authorized.
The RESTORE Act, which we just passed, is going to be bring anywhere from $2 billion to $6 billion to Louisiana.
It is not fair to ask the citizens of Louisiana to bear the entire cost or a significant cost for the draining of the en...
We must do more to protect our communities in south Louisiana and in other parts of our State and country.
We want a month peer review with some immediate usable conclusions.
That is short-sighted, dangerous, and irresponsible.
I urge you to do that re-look. That is very similar to the re-look we met about and discussed regarding Morganza.
The answer is no, and the obvious question is why not.
I think it is very important to understand what happened during Hurricane Isaac.
What do you tell the people of lower Jefferson who did not obstruct help for their neighbors to the north, and are now l...
I drafted the language.
Lower Jefferson is exactly the sort of area I am talking about that was promised protection.
I will send you the post-Hurricane Katrina language because I think it gets clear, not just the authority, but mandates ...
My colleague, Senator Vitter, has written to the President in support of that request.
The Governor has asked the Federal Government to pick up 100 percent of emergency response costs from Hurricane Isaac by...
It has been outlawed. Go ahead.
It is the wrong way to go.
the Governor did not help in any way to put money into this fund when I asked him for his help.
