Mary Landrieu actually said...

I just cannot tell you how upsetting it is to homeowners who were literally washed out of their homes...

Do you understand the dilemma that some families are in that were homeowners--not homeless people, but homeowners.

I think you raise a very important point which programs do not seem to really recognize that many of those families...

Most people, if given the chance, can really begin to move themselves firmly into the middle class.