"Although Louisiana knows better than anyone the challenges of rebuilding after a storm, the historic flooding we saw left nearly half the state under a FEMA disaster declaration, with even more parishes qualifying for SBA assistance."
"Thank you all for joining me today for the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee's Hearing on recent disaster recovery efforts and SBA's progress in implementing the Recovery Improvemen..."
"Well, just for the record, humans are animals too, so I hope we get equal footing in the future."
"I have raised significant concerns about the safe operation of this technology and it is crucial that the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA, develops regulations to promote a culture of safety ..."
"The FAA's failure to meet regulatory deadlines has limited the growth of the commercial drone industry."
"I am hopeful that today's conversation will bring us closer to finding that right balance between the safe integration of drones in the national airspace and moving forward with economic development, ..."
"For those of us born and raised in Louisiana, we share an inherent appreciation of our state's abundant natural resources, certainly including fisheries."
"We are absolutely committed to sound science and sound management."
"it is clear that federal authorities are not taking into account the effects their decisions have not only on anglers, but on thousands and thousands of small businesses"
"I am really concerned about is the extent to which we are really taking a public resource and privatizing it."
"Thank you very much, and thanks to all of you. This was a great discussion because of your background and experience in your testimony."