Mary Landrieu actually said...

"We don't believe that a robust research program can answer every concern we've heard voiced about OCS development and shipping by residents of the North Slope Borough."

"the United States is going to have to take a leadership role in shaping policy up there"

"The Arctic needs a Coast Guard presence, and we wholeheartedly support the efforts, the good efforts, of Admiral Allen and his group."

"we do not want to repeat what happened in the Bering Sea donut hole in the high Arctic"