The tragic storm was an unfortunate wakeup call for New York that much more must be done by the Federal, State and local governments in our region to protect and fortify our vulner...
New York has no choice. We must simultaneously rebuild and adapt to protect against future storms.
These are tough times and the support we have received from our colleagues has been exceptional.
Senator Schumer will come in, who has been a stalwart advocate for New York.
I wake up every morning with a little bit of a knot in my stomach just thinking about what happened.
The storm was an unfortunate wake up call, not only to New York and our neighboring States, but to the country and even ...
I feel so good about several in this Committee, many thanks.
Let me be blunt: the process in many places in many ways is badly broken.
We need the Army Corps to start right away and do a study.
We can either invest now, or we will pay later.
In other ways, it is much more devastating than Katrina.