Garret Graves actually said...

We have lost approximately 1,900 square miles of those wetlands, which is equivalent to Senator Whitehouse's entire State.

Graves highlights the significant loss of wetlands in Louisiana and its impact.

02/06/2013

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In my home State of Louisiana, we have lost 2,000 square miles of our coast, 2,000.

Yet under FEMA's policies, under FMA and under BRIC, the Flood Management Assistance and the BRIC program through the predisaster mitigation...

That is not because of the actions of our constituents. It is largely the responsibility or actions of the Federal Government that have done...

We have got to make sure we are moving forward on a merit-based approach, those that have the greatest impacts are being addressed.