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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The president's comments today will do more to move our country forward from this tragedy than anything that has been said by any leader in the past two weeks ... Let us now get to work rebuilding this great city and metropolitan area.
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Our country owes a debt of gratitude for the Louisiana National Guard,
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Democracy still has a real hope and chance in Iraq, and true freedom in this country would be the greatest testament to those who gave their lives for it
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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.
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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."
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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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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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I believe we turned that corner several years ago.
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Let's hope that the hurricane does not hit at a Category 4 strength and let's hope the lessons we've learned - the painful, tragic lessons that have been learned in the last few weeks - will best prepare us for what could happen with Rita.
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We don't need to be laying off people. We need to be hiring people.
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The president is starting to grasp the magnitude of the situation.
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Everybody anticipated the breach of the levee, Mr. President,
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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.