Robert Menendez actually said...

"the reality is, I think some of these amendments on the floor that were offered are miserly, to say the least, a moment of national imperative, and do not have not only the spirit of the season but do..."

"For them, the choice between opening or not opening may very well depend upon a CDBG program that they can depend upon once standards are set."

"Do you think that the region's transit system could possibly be rebuilt and protected with less than a third of the funds the Administration requested?"

"Of course, we should rebuild to protect against future storms."