The Coast Guard, as you know, I have said to you many times, both in private and public, will forever be in my heart and the hearts of the constituents that I represent in Louisiana and that I try to represent along the gulf coast.
Landrieu expresses her deep connection to the Coast Guard and her constituents.
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