I will take full responsibility for any crimes that I committed if that were the case, but I will not plead guilty to something I did not do, no matter how things are made to look and no matter the risk.

I will not give up a committee assignment that is so vital to New Orleans at this crucial time for any uncertain political strategy.

I expect to continue to represent the people who have sent me here.

No one has seen this in all the time of the life of the Congress. As far as I know, there's no real authority for it.

There are two sides to every story. There are certainly two sides to this story.

Perhaps this is not the best image of New Orleans, because the parade winds its way through about 20 percent of the city that did not flood.

I commend the RTA's creative efforts to provide reliable and affordable public transit.

We are particularly grateful for your support.

What we are asking here is continuation funding.