Mary Landrieu actually said...

"But the blanket moratorium on all deepwater drilling does nothing to advance that goal, and in fact the de facto shallow water moratorium has even less of a nexus to the original problem."

"But let me be clear as one of the first senators to call for a full investigation into the accident and request more effective safeguards against future spills, I share the Administration's goal of a ..."

"The fact is, regardless of how it is reported, the fact is that Louisiana's coast line is a working coast that brings this country an abundance of seafood, energy, and navigation assets unmatched by a..."

"But when an accident does happen, I cannot think of another situation where we brought an entire industry to a screeching halt."