Mary Landrieu actually said...

"We need to ask the Administration, starting with the thinking that's already done, to think with us, and provide a vision, an idea, for what we need to do about locks and dams and what we need to do a..."

"There's no way around it. And until we can figure out a way to put more private and public money on the table, we're not going to get there."

"But right now, it's got to come from the Administration, and I've got to ask you all to be forceful and fight the fight, and we'll back you up."

"Some people may say that this country cannot afford these investments--I say we cannot afford not to make them."