Mary Landrieu

If we are going to continue creating jobs and compete with our foreign competitors, this mindset needs to change.

The United States is at our best when we have everyone on the field helping to grow the economy.

We need to stop the gloom and doom we are generating by referring to this huge and rapidly expanding demographic as an impending crisis or 'Silver Tsunami.'

As you know, this week Senator Risch and I introduced S. 2008, the 'SCORE for Small Business Act.'

This partnership focused on providing counseling and training to entrepreneurs over 50 who wanted to start or grow a business.

We have to be better positioned here in Washington, in our State capitals, and in our cities to be good partners with these entrepreneurs.

I love the term 'encore entrepreneur.' I think it just says it all.

I think it is such a promising subject to be explored and to be supported.

Due to my flight being canceled, I regret having missed a vote on February 3, 2014. Had I been present, I would have voted in favor of the motion to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2642, a bill to provide for the…

We have to be very aware and sensitive of the investments that have been made by our refineries

This number could be increased substantially based on new technologies, new opportunities

We are witnessing an energy revolution in the country today producing more energy at home here than we have in decades

The U.S. will average 8.5 million barrels a day in production, one million per day more than the average in 2013

These tax breaks are special interest. They really are broadly used and strongly used to create the kinds of jobs.

About 1,558 fewer wells would have been drilled in the United States at a time when we're trying to increase domestic production for obvious reasons.

If these beneficial tax provisions had not been included in the current code, independent producers would have spent $2.1 billion less to drill new wells.

Good afternoon, everyone.

I think in Washington, you always hear the phrase, big oil, big businesses.

I want to commit to work with the Senator. I am very sympathetic and understand his position, and we will be talking to the leadership on both sides to see what we can do. It is very hard for that money to come away at such an abrupt time…

To the Senator from Florida, through the Chair, what is the Senator's understanding of the Florida delegation? The Senator has one of the largest States in the Union and has one of the largest delegations. Is it something that the Senator…

Is the Senator aware of a comparable effort going on in the House? The Senator has been at a couple of news conferences with us. Could the Senator maybe speak for a minute to explain, does he think there is pretty good support building in…

Through the Chair, could the Senator explain a little bit more clearly for so many people who are listening to what we are saying this morning, because the Senator has been around here a while in leadership. When the leader, Harry Reid…

I want to welcome Senator Shaheen, who has been an absolutely spectacular partner and former governor.

If there is something in our reauthorization that you think is unnecessarily complicated, please let us know.

You do need to have some kind of organizational structure in an industrial commons.