Robert Menendez actually said...

"the need for us to be able to acquire mortgages while people were still in their homes, to get ahead of the problem"

"This is the first time we have had the experience. I have lived in the state my whole life and I have never seen the breadth and scope of devastation that the state has faced after Superstorm Sandy."

"It took a lot of work to restore service on New Jersey Transit which suffered disruptions on every rail line."

"Amazingly, the bridge can be repaired, but many of the surrounding homes were lost and part of that highway will need to be rebuilt."