Mark Pryor

Senator Pryor, your bill doesn't attempt monolithic application. You do have some exceptions.

I think in your statement you said that you like the provision about the State attorneys general.

I look forward to the questions and I want to work with each of you to achieve a goal that I know we all share, to ensure that sensitive personal information is protected.

I've drafted a bill along with Senator Rockefeller that we filed on August 5 of this year.

Thank you for your tenacious focus on this and your leadership on this issue.

I think that is critical to really go after this, because you are always going to have the people who--have been ripping the system off for a long time.

I would prefer just to let you ask your questions, and I will ask mine.

We think we can meet the President's charge for cutting Medicare errors in half within 3 years.

I think the deterrent effect is very important because I think most people who commit Medicare fraud, know that there is a pretty small chance that they will get caught.

I appreciate that the fact that FEMA and the Army Corps have at least come to Great Falls to do some community outreach, and we are grateful to Senator Tester for his work to help bring representatives from these agencies to hear firsthand…

Do you know when you will find out how that is going to be resolved?

What we are going to do is we are going to leave the record open here for 15 days.

I do have a lot more questions, but I don't want to intrude on my colleagues' time, so I may just submit those for the record.

What does that mean to a community? A lot of communities have passed an ordinance that has been drafted by FEMA.

It would seem to me there would be a really big drop-off in your premium because the risk would be so much less.

Thank you, Madam Chairman.

I think you are touching on something that FEMA can't fix right now, or no one else can fix right now except the Congress.

If someone is in the Shaded Zone X area and they decide to buy insurance...how is that premium set?

In Arkansas, we don't have a Base Flood Elevation. It is not determined.

I have heard mention of the 100-year level of protection and the 100-year flood and how it is portrayed on the maps.

Thank you, Madam Chairman. I will go ahead and introduce this panel as our staff sort of swaps out the nameplates and resets the microphones, etc.

I think what troubles me about this is there is not a very big change.

I think we have had that experience in Arkansas, too. I have heard from Mr. Rash and many others who have been in the process that it has been very hard to get clear guidance and clear communication from FEMA on how all this is going to…

So the communities paid for that out of their resources, whatever.

To mitigate flood risk in residential risk areas, property owners and residents are encouraged to consider flood insurance and floodproofing or other protective measures.