MICHAEL GRIMM: “Everyone here is frustrated, and I think you are frustrated as well, because the answer to almost every question is, we…”

I agree with you that after a hurricane, to rebuild just the way it was doesn't make sense.

We want to move away from risk identification of that binary line. We want to move into graduated risk analysis and true flood management of multi-frequency hazards, including future conditions.

I think Chris Christie in the end comes out of this looking like a breath of fresh air that he's honest and he's open and he can deal with a crisis.

I completely understand the need for actuarially-sound programs. But I think where we are missing it is the balance between actuarially sound and functionally and practically sound.