Mary Landrieu actually said...

"I think, for us to try to be as clear as we can be about how people might actually receive assistance."

"It is important that we get this right because it has a major impact on how these wells are drilled around the world."

"I hope that we will get answers to the questions that you asked in your opening statement, and I thought that they were excellent and right on point."

"I hold the Federal Government responsible for continuing to issue permits for deep-water drilling without demanding that the companies who receive those permits be prepared to deal with the effects of..."