Chuck Schumer actually said...

"It would be much better to put it under FTA, the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program, because they provide grants to states and public transportation systems to protect, repair, and replace..."

"It is good that you are in so many important positions here in this Senate that will have a lot of say in how we deal with this."

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

"we have renewed sympathy for the people of Florida and the Gulf Coast who live with these things regularly."