We are determined to pass all 12 individual bills this year, to save you the tyranny of these continuing resolutions.

Because of your advocacy, we did make that available in this case after Sandy.

But I believe it is time to stop fingerpointing and get the job done.

Wouldn't it be a better idea to have the environmental and historic preservation reviews happening as early as possible?

Do you think the State acted quickly enough to identify the problems in HGI's work and appropriately remedy them?

I hope that HUD is going to review whether the State if going to again hire a contractor.

I confess that I thought it was a good idea to give States the flexibility and discretion that seemed reasonable.

There has been confusion about how to apply for State-run programs.

This is now the third hearing this Subcommittee has held on Sandy recovery, and I will hold a hundred more if that is what it is going to take.

the bottom line is I am being told--and I listen to family after family--that, you know, the State will not do the environmental and historical review...

the law that appropriated the Sandy CDBG funding requires HUD to require grantees in contracting or procuring these funds to incorporate performance requirements and penalties into any such contracts or agreements.

I would like to follow up on that, but let me turn to Senator Schumer.

I want to know if I am 2,500. I want to know if I am 2,000.

We will be looking at them and seeing how we can implement some of this as we look at the next tranche of money.

Unfortunately, it is not just the Web site that has prevented people with limited English proficiency from accessing recovery programs.

I hope that there will be a review of that as well. We need to make this program efficient, transparent, fair, and equitable for everyone.

80 percent of people who appealed their denials won.

I see that as we were conducting this hearing, the State of New Jersey announced some change, which from my perspective is welcome but nowhere near resolution of the core issue I was raising with the Secretary about environmental and…