David Vitter Federal Quotations

I feel very strongly that we need a strong federal leader,

Please know that I will continue to be a full partner in that effort, trying to get whatever federal Funding and assistance is possible,

We need all the federal help that we can get to rebuild the city of New Orleans and our coastal communities,

Everyone gets it. This isn't simply a bad hurricane. This is an ongoing challenge and an ongoing situation which takes enormous response, including enormous federal response.

I'm really pleased that the President has named a single, focused federal coordinator for the hurricane recovery effort, ... to begin an important dialogue about just what leadership and focus is needed on the ground in Louisiana.

The first thing we did was increase the amount we bring back to Louisiana, ... We have been and still are what's called a 'donor state.' For every $1 of federal gasoline tax that we spend, we get less than $1 back in federal highway funds. That's wrong, particularly because we are very needy and are considered a relatively poor state.