; Whereas, during Hurricane Harvey, valiant emergency responders have been overextended and civilian volunteers have become a critical source of assistance in saving lives; Whereas, as a result of Hurricane Harvey, authorities were forced to close major freeways, airports, and schools; Whereas the industrial corridor that runs from the upper Texas Coast to south of Houston pumps more than $178.5 billion into the Texas economy and creates more than 1 million jobs in Texas, according to a 2012 study; and Whereas the people of the United States are united in their resolve to rebuild and restore the American homeland destroyed by Hurricane Harvey: Now, therefore, be it