Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a bipartisan amendment to protect our coast in Louisiana. I am proud to be joined by my fellow Louisianians in offering it today. They are joining me because this amendment reflects one of the most important tasks our State faces: restoring our coast. Put simply, if we don't restore our coast, none of the other work that we do really matters. Our coast is singularly important to our culture, our food, our industry, and our way of life. We lose a significant amount of our coast to coastal erosion. We know that our fisheries and our fishermen depend on a robust coast. We know that by protecting it, we protect our economy and we protect those things that are critically important to the State of Louisiana. Our coast is not only an economic powerhouse and an environmental treasure, it is also physical safety of our neighbors, our neighborhoods, and our visitors. This amendment would make sure that we have the funding to continue using dredged materials to rebuild our coast. This beneficial use is one of the keys to creating our new wetlands and is a large part of our all-out effort to restore our coast by rebuilding and shoring up our coast. I am proud to sponsor this funding, proud to have bipartisan support for it, and proud to ask that all Members join us in passing this incredible measure that is so important to Louisiana. This is not Republican nor Democrat, but it is good government.…”