Mary Landrieu actually said...

"In the United States, emergency management--be it preparedness, response, or recovery--starts at the level of government closest to the people."

"it would be very troublesome and very disappointing to have spent the money that we are investing in communications systems that do not talk to each other"

"It is more important than ever to allocate dollars carefully and wisely."

"It makes no sense to cut funding from the agencies that must prepare for and respond to future disasters, to use that money to pay for the cost of past disasters."