"The old saying is that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
"I commended the Governor for his leadership in this thing. And we put aside the pitchforks and picked up the shovels together."
"We need to be looking to the future and making sure that we are making the right investments not only for our State but for the region and for the country."
"Thanks very much to each one of you. You have got important jobs. I admire what you have done."
"Sandy taught us something, a harsh lesson, about the inability of our aging infrastructure to handle such severe weather events."
"It would be silly to do so."
"Do you expect New Jersey to reach this threshold?"
"I look forward to working closely with you to write a supplemental appropriations bill that will help rebuild New Jersey so it is stronger."
"When we don't invest in our infrastructure, we leave our communities in grave danger."
"The fact is that none of the 50 States, not one, is exempt from a time when nature turns their back on them..."
"Now we need our fellow States to be there for us."