Mary Landrieu actually said...

"We want to make sure that the government agencies like the Small Business Administration, like Commerce, like other industries, can step up and help us through this difficult time."

"the Small Business Administration yesterday has made clear that on an individual basis the 6,000 small business disaster loans that are still pending in the same area from the last disasters we had ca..."

"So you would say that the requirements that--and this committee has a great deal of responsibility in this regard as the oversight for Interior and MMS."

"But we need the oil that comes from offshore to keep this economy moving."