There are no fuel supplies, ... You can't buy gasoline at will to get in and out. You may end up stranded on the highway.

Slowly, gradually, we will recover; we will survive, we will rebuild,

We're offering them the opportunity to continue to serve in the Guard and help us rebuild southeast Louisiana, ... That will keep them employed. This will be an opportunity to tide them over.

My values, our values, aren't about pointing fingers. They are about offering a helping hand.

The president addressed that issue when he removed Mr. Brown, and I thank him for that,

Poverty is everyone's problem. It cuts across any line you can name: age, race, social, geographic or religious. Whether you are black or white; rich, middle-class or poor, we are ALL touched by poverty.