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Small Businesses Nationwide Call on Congress to Prioritize Flood-Ready OVER 500 SMALL BUSINESSES CALL ON CONGRESS TO SUPPORT A FLOOD-READY INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARD The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Majority Leader Speaker United States Senate United States House of Representatives Russell Senate Office Building, 317 U.S. Capitol Building, H-1236 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Charles Schumer The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader Minority Leader United States Senate United States House of Representatives Hart Senate Office Building, 322 U.S. Capitol Building, H-2468 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 April 30, 2019 Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, and Minority Leader McCarthy: As Congress continues discussions on our nation’s infrastructure and how to modernize and maintain it, we write on behalf of America’s small business community to urge you to develop a stronger flood-ready standard for federally funded building and rebuilding of structures and infrastructure. There were more than $300 billion in combined losses caused by devastating, historic flooding across the United States from 2017 through 2018. Both the frequency and intensity of severe weather are increasing, and our nation’s infrastructure, given a D+ grade by the American Society of Civil Engineers, is at acute risk. Given these risks, the long-term viability of our public assets is a growing concern. Our companies rely on public infrastructure for the production and distribution of our goods and availability of our workforce. They require smart decisions by policymakers to limit supply chain failures and strengthen our nation’s ability to withstand and recover from disasters. Every state across the country has experienced major flooding in the past decade, underscoring our nation’s need for pragmatic, prudent disaster risk management strategies to safeguard our infrastructure, protect businesses, communities, and homes, and conserve scarce taxpayer resources. A stronger federal flood-ready requirement would make public infrastructure more sustainable, strengthen communities, and help businesses like ours continue serving our customers in the aftermath of disaster. FEMA research indicates that roughly 40 to 60 percent of small businesses never reopen their doors following a disaster, and that 90 percent of smaller companies fail within a year unless they can resume operations within 5 days. The best way to make sure our communities and economies remain vibrant following a disaster is to help us keep our lights on and doors open. We can’t recover if our communities’ infrastructure fails us. Research shows that it pays to prepare before disaster strikes. Recent analysis from the National Institute of Building Sciences demonstrates that every $1 invested in pre-disaster mitigation saves society $5 for riverine flooding and $7 for coastal flooding. A stronger flood-ready requirement would benefit communities through more sustainable assets while ensuring critical assets, like fire stations and hospitals, are better able to remain functional when needed most during and after disasters. Without comprehensive federal action to reduce flood risk, our current disaster relief and recovery policies will continue to allow for risky development. As local businesses dependent on well-functioning infrastructure, we support an updated flood-ready requirement that is smart and forward thinking. We request that you work with your colleagues in Congress and the Administration to develop such a requirement and help ensure our communities and infrastructure are strong enough to withstand future storms. We stand ready to work with you on this important priority and thank you for your consideration of this request. Thank you, April Warwick Eleventh Hour Ramirez Masonry, Inc. Anchorage, AK Los Angeles, CA AZUSA, CA Wellwood Center Bed and Fire Up! 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