Mary Landrieu actually said...

"I know from personal experience that it is not just the money. It is how the money comes, under what categories, and with what flexibility."

"In the past, it was difficult... to do collective oversight of Federal expenditures because there was no aggregate tally across all the agencies."

"I am disappointed that we could not reach agreement on a thoughtful way forward to reduce the deficit."

"We fought very hard to get a more flexible program."