I would urge you strongly to make sure there is enough money in the second tranche to do that because people are waiting for their reimbursement.

One of the concerns we have is multiple reviews that slow things down, related to our questions before.

Flood insurance--these pilot programs are great, but if you are a homeowner and they are asking you for 9,000 bucks and you cannot afford it, saying 3 years from now there may be some pilot program that figures out how to raise my house or…

We need to make sure that we have learned important lessons about how to streamline the process so that when the second tranche of funds is announced we do not run into as lengthy, or the same kind, of delays we have experienced with the…

We passed a bill back in January with your able assistance, and HUD allocated the initial tranche of money within 8 days of the bill passing.

they have implemented it without an affordability study.

Thank you for inviting me today to highlight the Federal Transit Administration's role in responding to Hurricane Sandy nearly 1 year ago.

I will keep on your back until we get a commitment, as you know me well enough to know.

I know how it is to get FEMA to redo a map because an area of half a million people has very strong, good protective dunes.

But they cannot afford it. They do not have $9,000, when they were paying $1,000 before.

In New York, we are building all kinds of dunes to protect our coastal areas, heavily populated, like never before.

But now, here we are nearly a year after Superstorm Sandy, and the most consistent question I get from my constituents is why they have not yet been able to receive either funding or reimbursement.

Well, I wish you would consider some kind of--because we are going to be building our shoreline--I am sure Bob is in New Jersey--for a long time.

What I would like is the dollars to be distributed in proportion to the damage to the mass transit systems covered by Sandy.

I certainly encourage the FTC to be vigilant here, because you have on the most ridiculous of claims people being put out of business.

It is clear there is a problem. It is clear we need to solve it.

Technology is becoming the engine of New York's economy, and trolls are trying to pour sugar in the gas tank. They must be stopped.

Senator Schumer's stated intent to develop a passenger bill of rights.

the Passenger Bill of Rights is filled with empty promises.

Senator Charles Schumer recommended that the industry adopt a 6-point Bill of Rights to protect those guests whose vacations are disrupted by mechanical issues on a cruise ship.

I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at 9:50 a.m., to conduct a business meeting to consider the nomination of Davita Vance-Cooks, of Virginia, to be the public printer…

your colleague, Senator Charles Schumer, recommended that the industry adopt a 6-point Bill of Rights

I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at 10 a.m. to hear testimony on the nomination of Ann Miller Ravel and Lee E. Goodman to be members of the Federal Election…

Our bill would make these back-room sweetheart deals between brand-name and generic drug companies presumptively illegal.

The Supreme Court's decision in FTC v. Actavis was a turning point.