I think there is not a community in the United States that is not vulnerable from something.
President Obama signed the Executive order creating the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force on December 7, 2012.
when a community is going through a recovery, they do not want to see yellow lights flashing.
If you are going to live in a coastal area, it is a smart way and probably the only way to rebuild.
I just think it is very important for the public to understand that there are no cheap solutions to this dilemma, but there are better solut...
The Netherlands does not have private insurance. Their government funds completely their flood insurance.
And you can also, for new building, we have a lot of slabs that were built that should not have been built, but they were.
We have to be better prepared for the next storm . . . and rebuild not just better . . . but smarter . . . and more resilient.
I look forward to working with the subcommittee and FEMA to provide the highest level of assistance to the many people who are lucky enough ...
I encourage FEMA to extend temporary assistance to 120 days and eliminate that worry for families.
It is just imperative for us to really push forward to get particularly these small businesses back up and running.