04/13/2009
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"one of the startling things, and I say startling, things that I learned in the delta in The Netherlands is that this country does not even have flood insurance."
"I reject the notion that either Jefferson Parish or Orleans Parish or St. Bernard Parish or Plaquemines Parish will never have a greater footprint or a higher density or a greater population."
"I do not want anyone to think there are just three canals in this region. That would be a huge mistake."
"We cannot afford another $40 billion or $50 billion or $80 billion mistake."