Robert Menendez actually said...

"If we cannot get New York and New Jersey workers and businesses back to the pre-storm pace in terms of economic recovery, I think we are going to see our economic recovery slow down instead of moving ..."

"Don't those figures make the compelling case that the disaster supplemental is not just about building or rebuilding a few States, but is helping to rebuild at the same time a national economy?"

"Now, when you lose 20 percent of your ratable base--I was a mayor for 6 years--that is a nightmare because there is no way to make it up except for shifting the responsibility for that community's cos..."

"Now, some of our colleagues seem to think that any attempt to rebuild our transit systems with an eye toward mitigation and making them stronger for the future is a waste of money."