Kennedy, Landry, state officials give update on Hurricane Francine aftermath: Louisiana will “get the money that we need”

View Kennedy's remarks here.

BATON ROUGE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined a press conference about Hurricane Francine recovery with Governor Jeff Landry, law enforcement and federal and state agency officials.

Kennedy's key remarks are below:

"There's always something to be grateful for, but that is cold comfort to our people who sustained damage. And we did have damage: A lot of wind, a lot of water, a lot of loss of power.

"We'll get the money that we deserve from the federal government to help us. That's why we pay taxes, whether it's in the form of public assistance, infrastructure repair, personal assistance, mitigation grants.

"I've already started talking to my colleagues. The entire congressional delegation is united on this. I sit on appropriations in the Senate. . . . We do it together with all of us-and we will get the money that we need."

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"I want to thank the governor. I want to thank his entire team. I want to thank our state and local officials. They are on top of this. . . . The damage would have been much, much worse but for their professionalism, and it also would have been much, much worse but for the investment that Louisiana taxpayers and American taxpayers have made in flood protection. So, thank you, Governor, for including me, and thanks for a great job."

Watch Kennedy's full remarks here.