"If Hurricane Katrina taught us anything, we must coordinate and manage our outer hurricane protection with the interior drainage and flood control of the city."
"The coast is in a state of crisis, losing 25 to 35 square miles of wetlands per year."
"Thank you, Madam Chair."
"Has the Department finalized the design and cost estimate for the New Orleans VA Hospital?"
"let us look at the efficiency of the appropriations and what it is--how it is measuring across the board."
"I think all of us understand that small business is the backbone of our economy."
"we need somebody at a very high level advocating for small businesses, not only in trade negotiations"
"On Monday, I also introduced a bill, S. 1196, the Small Business International Trade Enhancement Act."
"the bipartisan bill that Chair Landrieu and Senator Snowe introduced yesterday changes the authorization of the grant amounts from a maximum of $150,000 to a minimum of $150,000."
"I want to thank Senator Landrieu and Senator Snowe for these important bills."
"Trade and export promotion is really an important piece of this."