Mary Landrieu actually said...

"I hope that we will get answers to the questions that you asked in your opening statement, and I thought that they were excellent and right on point."

"I hold the Federal Government responsible for continuing to issue permits for deep-water drilling without demanding that the companies who receive those permits be prepared to deal with the effects of..."

"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."