Vern Buchanan: “Flood insurance has been devastating to people in Florida. It has been in my region. I have done multiple town halls. It…”

“Flood insurance has been devastating to people in Florida. It has been in my region. I have done multiple town halls. It has gone up not 10 or 20 percent but 1,000 percent, 500 percent. Businesses can't sell their businesses. So this bill will bring some immediate relief. It also brings some certainty so people-- because the market today is frozen, it will bring some certainty to people so they can buy and sell their homes. Also, as the cochair of the Florida delegation, I want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle because it is nice once in a while where we can work together to get something done for the American people.”