Mary Landrieu actually said...

"It is both an environmental priority and an economic priority, and it is absolutely essential that we are successful."

"Moving forward, we must also be sure that the ecosystem projects ultimately selected are steps toward the comprehensive, large-scale restoration without regard to geographic state boundaries."

"It has been my number one issue since being elected to the Senate to advocate on behalf of coastal restoration."

"This bill gives the BLM the security to hire the staff and make the investments needed to process oil and gas permits efficiently and with thorough environmental review."