David Vitter actually said...

"It absolutely does that without equivocation to give certainty on that issue to the people of the Gulf Coast who are going through an ongoing crisis."

"It establishes an expedited claims process because it is crucial that these folks not just be made whole eventually, but they start to be made whole now because they are struggling month to month."

"The point is that we need a permanent revision of the law, but there is clearly disagreement about how to do that."

"I apologize to Senator Lautenberg. As a member of the Committee coming from the most affected State by this ongoing crisis, for having the gall to have legislation to try to address it now."