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>> yeah, absolutely, new york and new jersey are both donor states. >> yes, and chris christie made this point very well today. >> it was one of the most effective parts of the presentation, he walked through disasters, louisiana, florida, he talked about them giving more in taxes than they ever get back, they're just asking for some of this money back when they're in dire need. and they're also political donors, they come to new york when they have to raise money to get reelected. and now for politicians saying they have to wait is both cruel and also terrible politics. >> michael, the latest...

Always straight, honest with us and allowed the regular process to occur, gave us all the opportunities. i don't think last night is going to go down in history as anything other than an opportunity missed. >> juliet: i just have to throw one more thing in there about sandy and what happened last night. there are a lot of people from both sides of the aisle that disagree on what happened there. your colleagues, peter king, for instance, michael grim, are very upset with that. they're on the floor last night absolutely appalled by what happened. what do you have to say to people who live in thi...

We were devastated, especially our small businesses, in regards to making sure there are grants for some of our small businesses so they can get back on their feet and we can create jobs again, that is also inspirational. and we are thankful for that. for sure people are still hurting. some still don't have gas. so they can't cook in their apartment. some still do not have heat. we don't want them to be in their apartments our homes as it gets cold. but we are coming together and working together to try to make sure that we get people back to normal as quickly as we possibly can. >> one of the...

We were devastated, especially our small businesses, in regards to making sure there are grants for some of our small businesses so they can get back on their feet and we can create jobs again, that is also inspirational. and we are thankful for that. for sure people are still hurting. some still don't have gas. so they can't cook in their apartment. some still do not have heat. we don't want them to be in their apartments our homes as it gets cold. but we are coming together and working together to try to make sure that we get people back to normal as quickly as we possibly can. >> one of the...

Sure that we get people back to normal as quickly as we possibly can. >> one of the lingering effects, as a member of congress you'll have to look at the ability of the government to pay to help some of these folks who have lost their homes and to be insured, to make insurance payments for people who have lost homes. that's right. we have to do certain things. michael grim and myself, michael represents staten island, and i represent the rockaway peninsula. peter king who was here, we were talking in the green room. democrat, republican, steve israel, further out, we have to work together. gov...