Mary Landrieu actually said...

"the only reason that we were able, in my opinion... to secure that convention is because the pollock stocks collapsed"

"I believe these kind of safeguards make even more sense in the Arctic than they do in development areas further south."

"the United States is going to have to take a leadership role in shaping policy up there"

"Such vast upside potential carries with it, I believe, a responsibility to use world-class standards and safeguards."