"We understand that we are going to be accountable to the Federal Government and to our Federal funders and ultimately to the taxpayers for every dollar we receive."
"That amount would not even cover the recovery estimates that we currently have, much less get to any of the necessary mitigation investments that have been requested under the President's budget."
"If we cannot get New York and New Jersey workers and businesses back to the pre-storm pace in terms of economic recovery, I think we are going to see our economic recovery slow down instead of moving ..."
"So, in essence, it is more fiscally prudent to do the mitigation than to just replace as it was and wait for the next storm and repay all over again?"
"Finally, I urge Congress to act as soon as possible, Mr. Chairman, in approving recovery funding for the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut region."
"money invested preventing future storm damage will limit the bill for future storm relief"
"the reality is, I think some of these amendments on the floor that were offered are miserly, to say the least, a moment of national imperative, and do not have not only the spirit of the season but do..."
"For them, the choice between opening or not opening may very well depend upon a CDBG program that they can depend upon once standards are set."
"Do you think that the region's transit system could possibly be rebuilt and protected with less than a third of the funds the Administration requested?"
"I will not challenge Governor Chris Christie in the next election."
"Revealing this information may put an end to this horrific crime against humanity."
"I particularly applaud your recent effort, the Dear Colleague letter, expressing concerns about China's forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience, particularly from Falun Gong detainees."
"Let us strive further and even faster. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the CECC for holding this hearing, and especially to the honorable chairman, Christopher Smith."
"Like Chairman Brown, we are very grateful that you made the trip here to be here to convey this very powerful testimony to us."
"In the United States, we believe that our strength as a nation comes from the diversity of our people."
"In the early 1990s, the Chinese Government and the Communist Party welcomed the contributions of the Falun Gong spiritual movement."
"China must end all repression of Falun Gong practitioners, guarantee their freedom of belief, expression, and assembly, and release all political prisoners."
"I ask Congress to adopt legislative changes, to prohibit patients going abroad to receive illegal organ transplants, or at the very least, congress could require the patients to register their operati..."
