Mary Landrieu said...

The goal of the Menendez bill was to have a program that people could afford, a very big difference in goals.

Moving forward, we must also be sure that the ecosystem projects ultimately selected are steps toward the comprehensive,...

The RESTORE Act was meant to implement quickly for the Gulf Coast to jump start restoration efforts.

The Senators did not believe that the bill needed to be offset. We thought this was an emergency and we voted that way.