David Vitter People Quotations

(Last week) was tough. It was hard. Now we're here a week later and things are turning the corner. People are upbeat. We came here to listen, to learn, to talk to people and to analyze what went wrong. And so far we've learned a lot.

What's important to real people in the real world in the real devastated area is that we get real help to them today, not give a speech, not filibuster,

If the American people lose confidence in this effort, Louisiana and the victims of the storm are going to suffer, so we have to have those protections in place.

It could have that effect. Our (legislation) would provide an incentive for people to come back.

I've heard many Washington talking heads say that heads must roll, ... I'm all for that and have my own personal list. But that alone isn't enough. We need to look at the big picture - not just what people failed but also what institutions and models failed and, just as importantly, what others worked against all odds.