Mary Landrieu actually said...

"But to have programs that people have hope for and not fund them I think is the cruelest of all."

"I think, unfortunately, we have developed a habit and a pattern of underbudgeting for emergencies that we absolutely know, based on historical records, are going to occur."

"So it is a $3 billion backlog?"

"We are lending people money at 6 percent and 7 percent. We call that a low-interest loan."