Senator Jim Whelan (D-Atlantic) listens intently to testimony from Atlantic County NAACP and Atlantic City residents.
[Update below]
The Senate and Assembly Environment Committees are hearing some powerful testimony right now.
The Committees are hearing from the people who are not “stronger than the storm” – who have been abused by banks and insurance companies, ignored by the Governor and media, and abandoned by government.
Details to follow in a post tomorrow.
Back to the hearing now.
[Update 8/18/13: looks like we struck a chord – news coverage echoes:
8/17/13: Philadelphia Inquirer story: Sandy victims: Not ‘stronger than the storm’
8/16/13 NJ Spotlight story: EXPERT TESTIMONY CONCLUDES STATE IS DECIDEDLY NOT STRONGER THAN SANDY