I needed to explain that Louisiana's coast accepts the drainage from two-thirds of the United States and, while the necessary levees constructed upstream have prevented floods, they have also contributed to problems downstream.

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I object to you using words like squander and pork. What is pork in one...

I object to you using words like squander and pork. What is pork in one...

Yes, we have got to quit worrying about fighting each other and trying to figure...

Yes, we have got to quit worrying about fighting each other and trying to figure...

I am pleased to see that information campaigns, such as the America's WETLAND effort, are...

I am pleased to see that information campaigns, such as the America's WETLAND effort, are...

I am going to work with Tom Daschle. And I'll work with the Republican leaders...

I am going to work with Tom Daschle. And I'll work with the Republican leaders...

Our struggle is to identify the sources of revenue and the means to obtain the...

Our struggle is to identify the sources of revenue and the means to obtain the...

My home was 25 miles from the gulf, and I did not want to see...

My home was 25 miles from the gulf, and I did not want to see...

It's proper and appropriate to remind the Chinese about what they get out of solid...

It's proper and appropriate to remind the Chinese about what they get out of solid...

There is nothing wrong where we reach a point where maybe everybody could claim a...

There is nothing wrong where we reach a point where maybe everybody could claim a...

When you have a Senate that is 50 Democrats and 49 Republicans and one independent,...

When you have a Senate that is 50 Democrats and 49 Republicans and one independent,...

And the issues I think are important in Louisiana right now happen to be health...

And the issues I think are important in Louisiana right now happen to be health...

But, at the same time, I think that there is room for economic stimulus in...

But, at the same time, I think that there is room for economic stimulus in...

I put myself and all the members of Congress in the same boat of things...

I put myself and all the members of Congress in the same boat of things...

Well, Judy, I would hope in the new year, we could start thinking about politics...

Well, Judy, I would hope in the new year, we could start thinking about politics...

We don't suggest that because San Francisco lies on top of an earthquake fault that...

We don't suggest that because San Francisco lies on top of an earthquake fault that...

When people see the budget, they're going to say, 'Oh, my God, I wanted a...

When people see the budget, they're going to say, 'Oh, my God, I wanted a...

But we made a decision based on the fact that we have been up there...

But we made a decision based on the fact that we have been up there...

Any that is why I think any kind of a stimulus package is going to...

Any that is why I think any kind of a stimulus package is going to...