Mary Landrieu

Your Department really stepped up with the Department of State to help process about 900 adoptions.

We are very concerned that this fund may run out of money, Madam Secretary, because there are still some major projects pending for reimbursement.

I was pleased to see increases for the State Homeland Security Grant Program, Urban Area Security Initiative, and FEMA management and operations.

I am concerned however with the proposed cuts to the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, the Emergency Operations Centers and the incorporation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) into the UASI program.

The Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) will provide the Coast Guard with a new generation of patrol boats.

I want to communicate how many local elected officials have said, you know, they may not rule for us, but please tell the Secretary at least we are getting our day in court to be able to get a decision.

The FRC project is critical to replacing the Coast Guard's fleet of 110-foot Island Class patrol boats.

Without this chairman, I am not sure where we would be.

We believe, because of your quick work with Secretary Clinton, that all of those adoptions will be processed within the next 30 days.

Are you confident that the money that is in the President's budget request, which is I think $1.95 billion for fiscal year 2011, and the additional $5.1 billion in supplemental will cover the outstanding or anticipated request from not…

The fiscal year 2011 budget request for the Department will bolster emergency preparedness and support disaster recovery.

It is extremely cost effective and it is helping us train our first responders actually in the communities where they live.

I would just suggest, Mr. Chairman, the members of our subcommittee, that as we look out into the reconstruction of Haiti, that helping the Haitian Government and working with international partners, I understand Canada and France want to…

Just because people can't appreciate that doesn't necessarily mean that it's not the right thing.

This agency should operate in the most transparent, accountable way possible.

If we are not trying to coordinate, is there a country in the world that is tasked with coordinating...

If you just took 50 percent of the estimated orphans, that would be roughly 70 million children.

I think it's just critical, which brings me to my questions about Haiti.

I specifically appreciate your partnership with Secretary Gates to marry the hard power of our military with the smart power of our diplomacy over the long run.

Thank you for always putting women in the forefront of this debate because, as you know, women can be the drivers of economic growth and social stability around the world.

Since 1999, and before, the State of Louisiana--and the occupant of the chair was a Governor, so she knows-- paid approximately 30 percent of our Medicaid dollars and the Federal Government picked up about 70. We are in the lower one-third…

I am on the floor to speak about a different subject, one that is very important to the State of Louisiana and the people of our State--an issue that has been mischaracterized for months now in all sorts of venues--and I thought taking an…

I hope that our effort is all about seeing the words 'made in America.'

She said it's very unusual, somewhat unsettling for her and her staff. She said she is interested as anybody else about learning their motives and purpose.

It's still just really not clear. I don't think there's anybody who believes that the result was going to be flattering to Senator Landrieu.