sandi johnson's family and friends would agree. the young mom was petite, pretty, and devoted to her two kids. when she went missing, police wondered if sandi's home life was as happy as it seemed. they quickly uncovered a web of romantic relationships and a dark mystery that would take years to solve. here's andrea canning with "the disappearance of sandi johnson." >> it's a celebration no mother would ever want to miss, a child's 5th birthday. but suddenly, she was gone. out of his life. >> there's nothing that anybody could really do to fix that or, repair that missing part. >> his mother, sandi johnson was outgoing, energetic, and an awesome mom. >> those kids were everything to her. >> so why wasn't she there to sing happy birthday to her son. >> all they knew was she just disappeared into thin air. >> she should have seen you get married, she should have seen you go into the military and become a police officer one day. >> it's the toughest thing i've ever had to deal with. >> it was heartbreaking and baffling. >> it was a tru

resilience and recovery funds were awarded shortly after hurricane sandy, even at this point only $4 billion have been expended. rep. johnson: give this committee -- because you are right. the next tranche of capital investment is likely coming. given your historical experience, give us some sense of what the financial cost of those environmental and historical reviews would be. mr. soskin: so, i don't have readily at hand the details of what some of those expenses are. anecdotally i believe the elements to your question are correct. planning and environmental reviews can take longer than in other countries. i think that is the problem that has been recognized across the government and something we would be happy to follow up on if we have work in the area. rep. johnson: maybe for all the panelists, just so we can focus on solutions, given your deep expertise and as you have done analyses in inefficient and efficient government spending, are there things that could be changed in the federal infrastructure environment landscape that could make for a more efficient investment? are we getting in the way and if so, how? ms. kra

and recovery funds were awarded shortly after hurricane sandy, even at this point, only $4 billion of those funds have been expended. rep. johnson: as we look forward on the next tranche of capital investment that is likely coming, give us some sense of what the financial cost of those environmental and historical reviews would be. mr. soskin: i don't have readily at hand the details of what some of those expenses are. and it totally, i believe the elements of your question are correct. planning and environmental reviews can take longer than in some other countries. i think that is a problem that has been recognized across government and it is something we are happy to follow up on. rep. johnson: maybe for all the panelists, so we can focus on solutions, given your deep expertise as you have done analyses in governmental spending, are there things that can be changed if -- in the statutes that could make for more efficient investment? are we getting in the way, and if so, how? ms. krause: as in for structure funding rolls out, being clear in defining what the program is, if there are certain outcomes you are looking for and bein