Nikema Williams actually said...

"Congress and this committee should be working to reauthorize and strengthen the NFIP."

"In September, not only did Republican brinkmanship here in the House bring us to the verge of a government shutdown, but it also brought us precariously close to an expiration of the National Flood In..."

"By a show of hands, how many of you think we should stop lurching from deadline to deadline with the NFIP and instead pass a long-term reform and reauthorization bill?"

"Low-income Americans are more likely to suffer from the consequences of flooding, tropical storms, and other extreme weather."