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It is 146,000 acres. Do you consider that a fairly significant piece of real estate?
The Federal Government owns two out of every three acres in Idaho--67 percent--so it is always interesting to meet with the person who actually has more to say and more control over our lands than Idahoans do.
That's why I'm reintroducing my bipartisan legislation, the Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act.
We have to reexamine the theory of--in my perspective, Mr. Chairman--not just flood insurance, but catastrophic occurrences that are happening more and more across the country.
Planning for that is something that we have just done poorly because we continue to see flood insurance and flood challenges, a National Flood Insurance Program as a coastal program.
That means that the formula that we're using to calculate who should be paying into the system is insufficient and certainly leaves the program underfunded.
We have to make sure that the Federal Government, the programs within the Government are as efficient and as effective as humanly possible to meet the broader needs of the people.
My concern is that when you look at the National Flood Insurance Program, the one thing we have to say is that it has not worked the way that it was intended to.
I have long championed Medicare Advantage for its ability to offer patients choice and control over their health care.
Congress should build on their targeted relief measures like the ones we advanced last year, including temporary physician fee schedule support and Medicare telehealth expansion, to address these issues on a bipartisan and sustainable…
Hey, where is the common ground we can get Democrats and Republicans to be for?
As we look to enhance Medicare, we should prioritize these and other bipartisan goals, and we must do so in a fiscally responsible manner.
It is no secret to anybody that you and I have prioritized mental health delivery in America.
There is a resolution by the seven Idaho counties that are involved in this.
It is 146,000 acres. Do you consider that a fairly significant piece of real estate?
The Federal Government owns two out of every three acres in Idaho--67 percent--so it is always interesting to meet with the person who actually has more to say and more control over our lands than Idahoans do.
This will turn out about 1,000 megawatts of power.