Political Quotes

“And Members, we patiently waited over here to hear what this motion to recommit was going to be all about. We thought about all of the Members who have been calling us, writing us, working with us from both sides of the aisle to please help them address the concerns of their constituents about flood insurance. We have worked very hard with Members from both sides of the aisle to include their concerns in this bill. You saw Members come to the floor with those amendments. You saw in the manager's amendment that we had worked with so many Members not only to include their concerns, but to answer questions and prepare them for going back to their communities explaining how this whole thing works. Many of those questions that have been raised by our constituents have been raised over a long period of time. Our offices are bombarded with questions about the mapping. How does it work? How are they going to get timely notification? What are the premiums all about? These questions go on and on and on, to the point where our offices are oftentimes overwhelmed, not able to give sufficient information, or to assist those communities where they have banded together, despite the fact oftentimes they have few resources to deal with these issues. And now, in this comprehensive authorization that we are doing we address those constituents' concerns with this outreach.”