Mary Landrieu

Revenue sharing is very important from the billions of dollars generated from this industry to make sure it is safe.

But we need the oil that comes from offshore to keep this economy moving.

We must find out what went wrong, hold BP accountable, and on the record they said they will be accountable, under oath, for all economic damage.

We owe the workers of this industry a debt of gratitude for what they do.

Thank you, Madam Chair, thank you for taking the initiative to hold this hearing today.

We need to plan for the long-term impacts this accident will have on the Gulf Coast.

We need to ensure that techniques utilized in recovery efforts are safe and that we continue to do everything possible to protect our environmentally sensitive areas.

This oil spill could become our Nation's worst environmental disaster in decades.

As the responsible party, BP must be held accountable, and the Federal Government should ensure that BP upholds its financial obligations.

I would like to see your Committee pass Senator Webb's bill, S. 354, this summer on paid parental leave.

Under your able leadership, Senator Akaka, S. 372, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act is also ready for floor action.

I rise today, though, to speak on an equally serious subject--actually, a tragedy and disaster that is occurring right now off the coast of my home State, in Louisiana. On Tuesday, on April 20, as we all now know, at approximately 10 p.m…

So basically for almost $50 billion--$50 million--is it billion?

I really think that this is something specific that we should look at.

Well, that is very good to know--my time is up--because we have a project that will meet those guidelines, as you know, and we are excited about the possibility.

BP is being appropriately forward leaning in bringing all the resources to bear to control this spill.

How fast, how cheaply, and how quickly we can get broadband Internet service to the small businesses in this country to help them create the kind of jobs necessary to be successful.

We are not going to let other countries around the world, make sure that their rural populations, that their people have access to very high bandwidth and ours do not.

I hope my colleagues on the Small Business Committee will join me as cosponsors of this bill.

It is going to be interesting to see how it turns out.

We are both recommending somewhere between $50 million and $100 million in addition.

Both Ranking Member Snowe and former Chairman of this Committee, Senator Kerry, have done a tremendous amount of work on broadband in the past.

The best thing that could happen is to remove all those State barriers and let local governments do what local governments do best: respond to their constituency.

Will the current Army Milcon and SRM investment funding plans provide single enlisted soldiers the same quality of housing we provide married soldiers by a date certain?

I am desperately trying, as a leader of this Committee, in this effort with my colleague, to get this budget for this agency back up to where it was 10 years ago.