Chuck Schumer actually said...

"We need help with mitigation. We cannot just rebuild a 108-year-old system and replace it with the parts that existed then."

"the MTA is the largest public transportation system in the country. It is the lifeblood of New York."

"We want to make sure that the next storm that occurs--now that we are so much the wiser, Senator Nelson, we want to make sure that we are much more flood-proof."

"This one subway station, South Ferry, is going to cost over $500 million, nearly $600 million, to repair."