I do feel like it is time for us to try to draft some legislation that embraces all those changes in the past but also paves the way for more innovation.

I think a deadline's important to get a deal done.

But I assume that would be quite a bit smaller impact.

I think a lot of times people in my part of the country feel like earthquakes are something you see on the west coast.

Thank you for your statement and your presentation.

I want to go ahead and call our hearing to order.

That is great. I am glad that they are doing that.

Do you have a sense of how our Federal Government is doing in terms of working with state and local and private sector folks about earthquake preparedness nationwide?

Our goal is to make an American response look more like the results of Chile, rather than the results in Haiti.

Thank you. By the way, my understanding is they have been trying to earthquake-proof one of the bridges over the Mississippi River at Memphis.

As we near the 100th anniversary of the 1811 and 1812 New Madrid earthquakes, we are reminded how critical planning and preparation are to mitigating against loss of life and property.

Good. And let me ask the follow-up.