Do you know how long it takes us to make a case to our colleagues that we need to take action?
I am so persuaded that this Pump to the River project makes sense that I have asked my colleagues to work with me.
We cannot wait until another disaster strikes.
I have really, frankly, learned so much from the people of your State and I have such respect for them.
I think between Senator Vitter and myself, and Senator Landrieu, we can cover the Committee and see what they think abou...
Nothing is going to be done unless we keep our eye on the ball.
We have learned a great deal over the past few years about why the New Orleans Hurricane Protection System failed.
I found in my own State, when I work on major flood control projects, one of the problems is we have great people and th...
There was a need to do that. Congress directed the Corps to complete a study of how to provide Category 5 hurricane prot...
These deadlines that are asked of you are not just pulled out of the air. There are reasons for it.
These storms showed why we must invest in restoring Louisiana's natural hurricane protection system, the wetlands.