Robert Menendez actually said...

"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."

"This really needs to be done in a coordinated fashion that bridges all of the local players, all of the local agencies, State and local government to make sure that the impacts of Hurricane Sandy do n..."