Nikema Williams actually said...

"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?"

"Yes, we are once again rapidly approaching a potential government shutdown, and it seems like every month in this Republican-controlled House, we are faced with yet another preventable crisis after an..."

"By a show of hands, how many of you think it will be a terrible idea to allow the NFIP to expire?"