Mitch Landrieu: “we just had a very vigorous and I think enlightening discussion about liquefied natural gas plants and the situation our…”

“we just had a very vigorous and I think enlightening discussion about liquefied natural gas plants and the situation our country is in, about the desperate--and that is not too strong a word--the desperate need we have for additional gas in the Nation. We had a very good debate about how we were going to provide this additional gas. The technology, which has just been established in the last few years, allows us to drill for gas in places all over the world, convert it to a liquid, transport it to our shores, turn it back into a gas, and turn on our lights, provide our energy, and help our economy move forward. I thought the debate was excellent and in great detail. As usual, Senator Feinstein presented her position beautifully. We received letters from the Governors. Of course, our leaders, the two Senators from New Mexico, also stated their positions very clearly and the vote has taken place. Regardless whether the Domenici position prevailed, which it did in this case, or if the Feinstein position had been agreed to, we still have the situation of having four liquefied natural gas plants in the Nation today, only four. The largest one is in Louisiana. We are getting ready to bring in what some estimate are as many as 40 or 50 of these new plants. They have to go somewhere.…”