mr. paskrel has provided. as you know from my earlier comments that i experienced one of the worst decan zasters in the country. the fires in california that just devastated, burned entire neighborhood to the ground. i have constituents who had to run out of their house as their home was on fire. they didn't even have time to grab their medicines or important papers. but as i said earlier, this isn't just about my district. it isn't just about the hurricane areas, this is about every one of us on this, every one of our colleagues in the house and every single constituent that we represent. this is about the next disaster. there's going to be a next disaster. and after that, there will be a next disaster. and we have an opportunity to make sure that with this amendment that survivors of natural disasters are treated equally. and that we could make sure that individuals and businesses are able to recover and to rebuild. the provisions of this amendment are important to the victims of a disaster. and i tell you w