03/17/2009
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"In my opinion the President could not have appointed a better person to lead the long-term recovery."
"Decisions will be made about whether we rebuild smarter or stronger, and we can't go back and restart those plans 6 months from now."
"Supporting a loan, even if they could do it before the storm, is going to be impossible after the storm."
"I can't underscore the significance of the need for flexibility in the disaster recovery grants."