Rick Larsen: “We would also like to hear your recommendations for ideas to bolster the existing defense industrial base.”

The region is rich in natural resources including 90 billion barrels of undiscovered oil, 30 percent of the world's undiscovered natural gas and $1 trillion in rare earth minerals.

This hold slows recovery and hurts communities in their time of need.

A State-by-State, do-it-alone approach was, quote, 'inadequate in every vital aspect,' end quote.

Investment in hazard-resistant codes is a scientifically proven way to save money and to protect communities.