Commentary: Instead of reacting to the next disaster, let’s prepare for it

MRAA government relations manager Adam Fortier-Brown recently wrote an op-ed published in the Portland Press Herald on the importance of pre-disaster funding for small businesses, and the Great American Outdoors Act.

 

"This pandemic is one without modern precedent, but one we still could have better prepared for. ... Historically, the U.S. has not emphasized preparing for the next global health threat or natural disaster as much as it has responding to the damage they cause."

Read the full commentary here.