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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
Let's continue in that bipartisan spirit to ensure that the NFIP remains able to provide affordable flood insurance.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters calls for bipartisan efforts to maintain affordable flood insurance through the NFIP.

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