Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I include in the Record a letter of support for S. 3875 signed by 32 organizations. December 5, 2022. Hon. Peter…”

“I include in the Record a letter of support for S. 3875 signed by 32 organizations. December 5, 2022. Hon. Peter DeFazio, Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Sam Graves, Ranking Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves: We, the undersigned organizations, write to express support for S. 3875, the Community Disaster Resilience Zones (CDRZ) Act of 2022, which the Senate passed by unanimous consent and is nearly identical to the bill (H.R. 7242) your committee passed. Collectively, our organizations represent a wide variety of constituencies, including business, conservation, emergency managers, housing, infrastructure, local government, public safety, science, and taxpayer organizations. We commend the CDRZ Act bill sponsors, Representatives Sharice Davids and Garret Graves and Senators Gary Peters and Rob Portman, for their bipartisan, bicameral leadership and thank them for introducing the CDRZ Act bills. This legislation is a critical, foundational step toward prioritizing and directing a whole-of-nation focus on the most vulnerable communities facing the risk of potentially life-threatening and economically devastating climate and natural disaster events.…”