David Vitter actually said...

"The authorization language says modify the canals. Now to me, this fits Option 2 better than it fits Option 1 because of that word."

"This is the authorization language to do the permanent fix."

"OK. So, under Option 1, the solution is to lower the water level allowed in the canal to a lower 'safe water level.' Is that right?"

"So, wherever there is not a breach, which is 99 percent of the walls we are talking about, there is the same old faulty design that led to the breaches."