09/11/2013
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"Let me apologize to everybody for Biggert-Waters. I am the 'Waters' of Biggert-Waters."
"Short-term extensions cause lapses in the program that place communities at risk and undermine our housing market."
"Our goal was to create a bipartisan solution to repair our ailing Flood Insurance Program."
"I believe that it is absolutely critical that we start thinking about the program and how we can improve it for the long term."