-Adopt and implement a comprehensive plan to restore coastal barrier islands and wetlands.  

-Improve our nation's disaster medical response system with proactive coordination and equitable care for the most vulnerable populations.

-Revise the Stafford Act to improve the effectiveness of disaster response and long-term recovery. 

-Increase access to quality affordable housing by addressing unmet disaster housing needs.

-Restore the environment and rebuild infrastructure by creating a Gulf Coast civic works program to employ local and displaced workers.