Hollingshead: Red Tape Is Keeping Disaster Survivors In Limbo. Here’s How Trump Can Fix It

In a recent column for The Daily Caller News Foundation, CAIP Chairman Dr. Stephen Hollingshead addressed the on-going disaster of federal disaster response.

"Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina, and a year and a half after wildfires razed whole Los Angeles neighborhoods, survivors are still waiting for permission to rebuild. The disasters dominated the news for weeks, the red tape has lasted far longer.

"For families who lost homes, the greatest challenge today is no longer floodwater or fire. It is navigating the permits, approvals, restrictions and bureaucratic hurdles that block them from rebuilding. Every month of delay means increased costs, prolonged trauma and life in temporary housing — with children suffering the most.

"It’s time to embrace innovative solutions … let’s call them 'Trump Zones'— expansions of Opportunity Zones, Maritime Prosperity Zones and streamlined regulatory areas on federal and private lands — to accelerate housing construction and restore stability."

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