Mary Landrieu actually said...
The Gulf of Mexico has suffered long enough. The revenues from the spill penalties offer a once-in-a-lifetime chance to begin reversing decades' worth of destruction. The country cannot allow this opportunity to be wasted by inadequate planning, bureaucratic infighting, or shortsighted handouts to special interests.
Context
Emphasizing the urgency of Gulf restoration and the risk of mismanagement.
06/05/2013