Frank Lautenberg: “Do you know what the cost of this new program will take over the next 10 years?”

We must continue to be thorough in this investigation and analysis to ensure that this risk is eliminated.

It is time that we give them the resources they need to keep us safe.

Efforts to consolidate these grants could shift critical grant funds away from the areas most at-risk for a terror attack, like my State of New Jersey.

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.