"I think with the two of you Senators here, we should be able to get a lot of clarity."
"With the canals closed under this plan and a storm sitting over the city dropping heavy rainfall, Orleans and Jefferson, which is about 1 million people roughly, close to 1 million people, are at risk..."
"It is not just puzzling, but it is aggravating, frustrating and frightening, actually, General, to the people that we represent."
"$40 billion worth of damage caused by the failure of this system."
"It is only going to be a matter of time until a major storm hits Florida or some catastrophic flooding occurs in California."
"What comfort does that give the people of our region, that there will be no catastrophic flooding in someone's lifetime?"
"$15 million to do a study?"
"We must build a better model. We must move in a new direction."
"We have got to change our direction."
"I want to say that discussing the status of hurricane protection and critical coastal restoration underway in South Louisiana is of extreme importance."
"What I learned in The Netherlands is that people can live, safely and securely, below sea level and near the water."