Mary Landrieu actually said...

"I urge the Department of Commerce to read our plan and to start funding some of these important projects that were anticipated as we passed the RESTORE Act."

"The coast of Louisiana is the largest section of land in America that is being eroded."

"The law is clear. We debated the issue of pot 2. That money was expressly and solely directed to ecosystem restoration. Period."

"It is both an environmental priority and an economic priority, and it is absolutely essential that we are successful."