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...
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 ta...
I confess that I thought it was a good idea to give States the flexibility and discretion that seemed reasonable.
I hope that HUD is going to review whether the State if going to again hire a contractor.
Do you think the State acted quickly enough to identify the problems in HGI's work and appropriately remedy them?
Wouldn't it be a better idea to have the environmental and historic preservation reviews happening as early as possible?
But I believe it is time to stop fingerpointing and get the job done.
I have heard story after story from family after family, business owners, homeowners, renters, local officials.
And to me that is simply unacceptable.
I want to first thank you and the Members of the Committee and the rest of the Senate and the House of Representatives for appropriating fin...