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On the recordMarch 9, 2023
Historically, private insurers have receded from communities after they were hit hard by catastrophic flooding.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the trend of insurers withdrawing from flood-affected areas.

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