Mary Landrieu actually said...

"We are prepared, they say, to pay above $75 million on these claims, and we will not seek reimbursement from the U.S. Government or the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund."

"I support the President's 30-day look. I most certainly support tighter controls over deep-water wells."

"I wanted to make sure that the Small Business Administration here as part of our Federal system was as strong as it could be."

"We are going to take a very close look at the recommendations that you have made in your report and weave them into the proposals that we are going to have in this piece of legislation."