"the higher the price, the better for taxpayers, because the revenues come to the State--excuse me, come to the United States."
"Louisiana is a huge maritime State, as you know, the third longest coastline in the Nation, 5 of the top 15 tonnage ports in the United States."
"Thank you. I appreciate it."
"We have lost approximately 1,900 square miles of those wetlands, which is equivalent to Senator Whitehouse's entire State."
"Louisiana is the buffer for Arkansas in regard to hurricane storm surge."
"the Federal Government is going to pay one way or another."
"If we can get ahead of the problem and make proactive investments like in the hurricane protection system--"
"It is unfortunate that we have to be here today under these conditions, in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill."
"Ma'am, we have done a very extensive master plan prioritization process. It is based solely upon science."
"I urge you and your colleagues to support the Restoration Act."
"As I recall--and I think in the case of the State of Louisiana--that would be determined by the CPRA through a public process."