Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"Before we start, I would like to acknowledge the Deputy Secretary of Transportation, John Porcari."

"It is hard to imagine, but the water was 6 feet high."

"I know that there has got to be enormous frustration, enormous heartbreak in what you have seen."

"You can see that their tracks are visible through the water, and it is a shocking sight because you know what kind of damage this means and what we must do in such a hurry."