Robert Menendez actually said...

"Now, one of the other elements of the report is intelligence: in essence, an intelligence failure."

"While many mistakes were made--and they outlined and responded to each of them--a significant problem was resources."

"What are the consequences of not having the resources under which you would make those decisions?"

"Now is the time to determine what actions we must take in order to build back the region in a way that makes us less vulnerable in future storms."