Mary Landrieu actually said...

"But the equipment side of the Coast Guard is a serious issue."

"What I want to make sure is that whatever we do, we are really recognizing the importance of local government in charge of disasters."

"It is going to be hard for us to hire people at hundreds of thousands of dollars."

"We need that bill, and we need an approach that requires the core critical infrastructure of this country to unanimously reach at least a base level of security."