Mary Landrieu actually said...

"This ill-conceived and heavy-handed action by the Federal Government does not meet our environmental needs, our national security needs, and it most certainly does not meet our economic needs."

"I am going to put the full weight of this committee behind the lifting of this moratorium as soon as possible."

"We cannot close down the Gulf offshore oil and gas sector without devastating economic impacts to our region, increased environmental risk to our ocean, and weakening our national security."

"This moratorium is not about big oil. It is rather about the Calais, the Sheramies, Depueys, the Roberts, the Boudreauxes, and the Thibodauxes."