Mary Landrieu actually said...

"Well, the Congress can mandate them to do so. I will be very interested in doing that."

"to spend taxpayer money smartly, again rebuilding these communities for the future, not rebuilding past communities."

"We have a $40 billion backlog--$40 billion--of which your project was one of those backlogs."

"A disproportionate share of our Nation's debt and deficit reduction has come from spending cuts as opposed to increased revenues."