Mary Landrieu actually said...

"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."

"And I agree with the Senator that we have to think big, but we're going to need a bigger budget to do that."

"This budget is wholly insufficient, and it's not your fault, Madam Chair. It's our fault as the general Appropriations Committee."

"I can honestly say, of all the committees I serve on, there is no budget that is in more crisis than this one."