Administrator, as a result of Hurricane Sandy, you received both authority to provide upfront funding for public assistance projects...
Okay. Thank you.
Thank you, Chairman Johnson for the introduction and for the opportunity to talk about a border that we do not talk a lot about in this Comm...
once again we are back to budget constraints giving us a less secure border, I think is the point Senator McCain was trying to get at.
I mean, we have submitted the staffing needs as part of the annual budget for the last couple years.
I have to deal with the immediate issue of what happened in Sandy.
It is very important that, wherever you can, you are measuring that, so we can track it and know what it is.
I think I can remind you hope is not a strategy.
I think that is really an important area, to figure out how to do this.
I personally support lifting the embargo entirely.
I am suggesting that maybe the current law is being broadly interpreted.
I think it is very important that you are focused on that area, including putting information into that market every way you can.
I think there has to be a carrot and a stick to what we are doing here.
But also in your expert opinion the ability to export LNG, liquefied natural gas, and the ability to export oil will benefit our consumers b...
I think it is so important because it not only demonstrates the economic benefit and impact of the right policies here at home, but also the...
So that we can continue to produce domestic energy rather than rely on energy from the Middle East.
I think it does just push the discussion on what we do here in this country to relook, critically relook, at these export policies that are ...
So infrastructure is vital.
