Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"we are mutually supportive and reinforcing, as we are to responses that have been done to other disasters"

"Stamford offers an example of what I think you have heard from a number of my colleagues about the use of hurricane barriers."

"The Army Corps of Engineers should and must take an increased role in flood mitigation efforts."

"we need to invest now or pay later, that there are measures we can take now to minimize the damage in the future"