Bob Menendez

The list needs transparency. It is basic fundamental fairness to give people, first of all--and a sense of how the list came about, right?

We will be looking at them and seeing how we can implement some of this as we look at the next tranche of money.

Let us publish the list. No personal information other than a name and address.

I want to know if I am 2,500. I want to know if I am 2,000.

Not the case. Not the case. I do not care what the State is telling you.

I would like to follow up on that, but let me turn to Senator Schumer.

I hope that HUD is going to review whether the State if going to again hire a contractor.

The law that appropriated the Sandy CDBG funding requires HUD to require grantees in contracting or procuring these funds to incorporate performance requirements and penalties into any such contracts or agreements.

Do you think the State acted quickly enough to identify the problems in HGI's work and appropriately remedy them?

The bottom line is I am being told--and I listen to family after family--that, you know, the State will not do the environmental and historical review...

Wouldn't it be a better idea to have the environmental and historic preservation reviews happening as early as possible?

Because of your advocacy, we did make that available in this case after Sandy.

This is now the third hearing this Subcommittee has held on Sandy recovery, and I will hold a hundred more if that is what it is going to take.

But I believe it is time to stop fingerpointing and get the job done.

There has been confusion about how to apply for State-run programs.

I have heard story after story from family after family, business owners, homeowners, renters, local officials.

I confess that I thought it was a good idea to give States the flexibility and discretion that seemed reasonable.

And to me that is simply unacceptable.

I thank all of my friends who are speaking on the floor tonight for their continued commitment to not just bring attention to climate change, but to push for decisive action on the issue. As experts from around the world show us beyond a…

To hear also from the Deputy Secretary on the implication of Russia's military intervention in the Ukraine.

While this was planned, obviously, well before the current state of events, understanding the challenges of your schedule, we appreciate your still being here today with us.

It is critical that we make these investments.

It is key to the economic viability of this country that we have good public transportation that works.

The patch-up system that we have of trying to fund this process makes for poor public policy, it makes for poor planning decisions, and makes for a poor transit system at the end of the day.

If we are to be competitive, we need to be invested in our infrastructure.