their headquarters to the washington suburbs in recent years, northrop grumman, hilton, volkswagen, saic is tim carney again. >> why are they doing that? because businesses are finding out that d.c., that the federal government controls their prosperity and their wealth much more than the rest of the economy does. >> reporter: congressman jerry connelly, represents fairfax county, probably greatest accumulation of wealth in any congressional district categorically that the washington region is parasitic region feeding off taxing from people in the hinterlands. here is congressman connelly. >> the relationship between the government and its need to procure technical services and goods is uniquely met in northern virginia which has spurred a very vibrant information technology, high technology sector. that the government benefits from many harnessing the power of the private sector throughout sourcing as a source of direct employment and direct investment created the modern economy in northern virginia. >> reporter: one thing could change the wealth of this region pretty dramatically, that