Quotes of Mary Landrieu - somelinesforyou

“ While my state experiences unemployment rates not seen since the Great Depression, it is unconscionable that illegal workers would be brought into Louisiana, aggravating our employment crisis and depressing earnings for our workers. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ It's becoming painfully obvious that our cultural assets are critically important to what the city looks like,... One of the things we learned from this storm is that the things that we took for granted are the most valuable to us. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ While my state experiences unemployment rates not seen since the Great Depression, it is unconscionable that illegal workers would be brought into Louisiana, aggravating our employment crisis and depressing earnings for our workers. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ The president's statement indicates a failure to appreciate the burdens borne by the people of Louisiana and other coastal oil-and-gas-producing states. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ It's becoming painfully obvious that our cultural assets are critically important to what the city looks like,... One of the things we learned from this storm is that the things that we took for granted are the most valuable to us. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ This is a budget that will turn a stream of red ink into a raging river that will threaten to wash away Social Security. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ The president's statement indicates a failure to appreciate the burdens borne by the people of Louisiana and other coastal oil-and-gas-producing states. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ The communication systems throughout the entire Gulf Coast are severely compromised. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ The communication systems throughout the entire Gulf Coast are severely compromised. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ Our mayors and governors, regardless of whether they're Democrats or Republicans, are hurting. They're going to have to raise taxes at a local level unless the president changes his direction. And we in the Senate, Democrats and some Republicans, are going to do what we can to get him to adjust his direction. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ There was a time when FEMA understood that the correct approach to a crisis was to deploy to the affected area as many resources as possible as fast as possible,... Unfortunately, that no longer seems to be their approach. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ It is my intention to have this contract reinstated and that whoever is responsible apologizes to these workers. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ I'm asking Congress, please don't send any more money to FEMA. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ Ronald Reagan will be remembered for leading the United States during a time of tremendous international transition - the demise of the Soviet Union, the Berlin Wall coming down, and the end of the Cold War. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ It's becoming painfully obvious that our cultural assets are critically important to what the city looks like,... One of the things we learned from this storm is that the things that we took for granted are the most valuable to us. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ It's not a focus but a foundation,... We've gotten criticism from people who don't understand how critical the situation is in south Louisiana and don't understand how important south Louisiana is to the rest of the nation. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ I'd say that we have a general agreement that the military has a very strong role to play, but so do our governors and our local elected officials. We do have a democracy and a citizenship that has elected mayors, county commissioners and governors, particularly… ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ This is a competition,... At the end of the day, we're competing for citizens. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ This unprecedented national disaster requires an unprecedented national response. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ Our mayors and governors, regardless of whether they're Democrats or Republicans, are hurting. They're going to have to raise taxes at a local level unless the president changes his direction. And we in the Senate, Democrats and some Republicans, are going to do what we can to get him to adjust his direction. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ Perhaps the greatest disappointment stands at the breached 17th Street Levee. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ Perhaps the greatest disappointment stands at the breached 17th Street Levee. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ Many members of Congress are very displeased with this very slow pace,... The new rules are purposely drafted to close loopholes that currently exist. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ The high price of health care in this country is a serious issue that demands serious attention. Putting limits on damages have little or no effect on skyrocketing malpractice insurance rates. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ Our mayors and governors, regardless of whether they're Democrats or Republicans, are hurting. They're going to have to raise taxes at a local level unless the president changes his direction. And we in the Senate, Democrats and some Republicans, are going to do what we can to get him to adjust his direction. ”

- Mary Landrieu

“ It is my intention to have this contract reinstated and that whoever is responsible apologizes to these workers. ”

- Mary Landrieu
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