I am somewhat baffled by any resistance to making sure that we have the kind of coverage that TRIA would provide in the event of another terrorist attack.

For more than a decade TRIA has supported critical economic growth by ensuring access to terrorism coverage.

I am especially concerned about the political challenges facing the Haitian Senate.

Thank you very much.

the Haitians will never be able to provide you with the kind of experience that would be required in these proposals unless you do more joint venturing and require that of major corporations to do check training and bring people into those…

I sincerely believe that until we get governance right in Haiti, that you are not going to be able to do the best job that you can do.

The success of the TRIA program has been remarkable and has fostered continued economic and commercial real estate development across the United States.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to thank Chairman Hensarling for holding this hearing, which is the first in a series focused on the reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, known as TRIA.

I also would like to tell you that if you had not been blocked from coming to this committee, we would not have had to rely on other people.

Congratulations again on your confirmation. I am so pleased that you are here today.

A lot of my friends on the opposite side of the aisle talk about wanting to help community banks, and I have been trying desperately to reach an agreement so that we could do more.