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On the recordSeptember 24, 2012
Because the mouth of the Mississippi River is obviously not important to the country in any way, so that is no benefit to the mouth of the Mississippi.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Senator Landrieu criticizes the federal prioritization of levee funding.

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