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.

Mary Loretta Landrieu (pron. S. ’ Everybody wants free health care.

She chairs the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Senate apologized for its failure to enact anti-lynching legislation during the early 20th century. She became a spokeswoman for federal emergency relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 which devastated her state.