working closely on the april gation would be beneficial. we may get lucky and be able to land. want to thank you all for being here today. >> i will proceed with another round of questions and yield to myself so much time as i may consume. i'm confused about the 18-month proposal outside of the funding for the regular apportion programs and our major transit district for the most part of the vast amount of mantnens. if we set an 18-month parameter, how are we going to set the project for 18 months-five years? we ran into this during the last authorization and saw a dramatic drop off in the project, particularly larger, longer term projects because of the uncertain ilt created how is the state going to plan the project if they are only planned 18 months of funding. i believe the states would be faith in the administration. >> my state and many states are constrained by state constitution and other responsibilities saying gee, the government will make good on, it didn't work during the last authorization. why will it work now when states are in much worse shape and their position

report, examined the foreclosure crisis with particular focus on the impediments to the mortgage mit gation, why it is we're not able to stop these foreclosures, what we can do to help with these foreclosures. this report came out only a few days after the administration's foreclosure mid indication program was announced. we had established some criteria for evaluating that, and we talk about some ways we think the administration's program was good, but sm some ways in which it very much had to be strengthened. in our april report we highlighted the benefits and the problems of basic approaches to dealing with financial if institutions in trouble. we had experts in to talk with us about how japan dealt with its banks when they were in financial chris dwristyifments experts from sweden. we had someone who had been part of the r.t.c. here in the united states when the savings and loan collapsed, and someone who was a specialist on the great depression. we did lots of other times in other circumstances. we came away from that saying that the zessful efforts to -- successful efforts to deal wit

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performed by the group called the multihazard mitigation council stated for every dollar spent omit gation, $3 to $4 are saved. the congressional budget office issued its cost savings and confirmed the savings derived from the program. this amendment that i'm offering could save anywhere from $96 million to $128 million in future disaster costs and communities such as i represent along the gulf coast of texas, predisaster mitigation is essential in weathering future devastating hurricanes which have ravaged my district and helping to reduce costs since recovery. since i have been elected, the following hurricanes have hit my southeast district in texas, katrina, rita, gustav and the latest is ike. every year it seems a new hurricane comes through my congressional district and also hits other gulf states. the purpose of this program is to implement hazard reduction measures prior to an event. funds can be used to help retro fit buildings, such as the courthouse that is used for the center for emergency management services. those retrofitting buildings can move properties out of flood plain

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