Robert Menendez actually said...

"Over 50 ships were diverted that were headed for New York and New Jersey. Those ships were carrying over 15,000 cargo containers and almost 10,000 automobiles."

"your leadership in this committee and the Appropriations Committee is going to be so critical to the reconstruction of New Jersey"

"I have lived in the State of New Jersey my whole life. I have never seen the type of devastation that exists in the State."

"Number two, regardless of the size of the supplemental, we need flexibility in being able to seek the recovery that we all want."