Mary Landrieu
Mary Landrieu
Mary Loretta Landrieuis an American politician and former U.S. Senator from the state of Louisiana. She is a member of the Democratic Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 November 1955
CityArlington, VA
CountryUnited States of America
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It shouldn't be used by either side to promote a tax policy agenda, ... Everything for Katrina is coming more slowly than expected. It's because the administration is still yet to grasp the dimensions and scope of the devastation.
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Do you know how many houses all of the nonprofits have built? No more than 5,000 in five years. Do you know how many we lost? Two hundred thousand.
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a real and significant effort to get a handle on a major cause of this catastrophe.
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Our country owes a debt of gratitude for the Louisiana National Guard,
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As proud as we are of this city and as extraordinary as it is, all of south Louisiana and all of the Gulf Coast is a very special place, and the federal government has underinvested in it year after year after year, whether it's education or health care.
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This bill is not a pro-drilling bill or an anti-drilling bill. It's a revenue sharing bill. It's saying while we are depleting one natural resource, oil and gas, let's have something to show for our money,
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The Bush administration can't investigate its own failures,
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FEMA has proven to be a shell of what it once was and has been unable, and seemingly unwilling, to provide the direct and immediate resources necessary in the aftermath of the most devastating natural disaster in American history,
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We were getting very strong vibes that this was the way they were leaning,
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The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans.
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If I had to vote for the bill again, I'd vote for it tomorrow.
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Our solutions must be beyond anything we have ever considered, .. We should not be afraid to try bold new approaches.
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I'm fighting for small businesses. I'm not fighting for big oil. Don't be confused. And there are thousands of businesses in this state that are at great risk. Meanwhile, the country keeps guzzling the oil, but we're out of work down here. We need to get back to work to build this region, and we intend to do so.
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"For 46 years, we were engaged in a worldwide battle against communism". "During that time, there were countless heroes, who served in our nation's Armed Forces and played a critical role in America's triumph. These men and women, who sacrificed so much for so many, deserve to be awarded the Cold War Service Medal in recognized of their faithful service to their country and tireless defense of freedom around the world."