To simply repair substations, maintenance facilities and other infrastructure to their previous state would be an abrogation of our duty to our customers and the citizens and taxpayers of our states and of our Nation.
Lautenberg emphasizes the need for resilient infrastructure post-Sandy, not just repairs.
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I am honored to serve as chairman of this subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over crucial Federal programs that support our economy.
We need to look beyond legal distinctions or classes of harms to look at the erosion of trust in the ecosystem.
I remain concerned about the Department's fiscal year 2014 budget proposal to once again attempt to consolidate preparedness grants into one national program.
Both agencies were crucial in helping New Jersey respond to and recover from Superstorm Sandy, and Congress must support them so that we are better prepared for future storms.
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