Mary Landrieu actually said...

Local response plans must be provided for evacuation, sheltering, and continued care of children from facilities where they are likely to be...

the needs of children are of primary interest to me, and particularly the mental and emotional needs of the community at large as we seek to...

I would like to call attention, before I get into the questions, to two charts that I think are very telling.

The well-being of the affected States is highly material to the well-being, the economy, and indeed the security of the United States.