The combination of updated flood maps and the phaseout of premium subsidies for the National Flood Insurance Program threatens to force victims out of their homes.
We managed to even get a little bit of money out of the bill for Louisiana.
this is something that we should be able to take care of without a second thought.
It's time we act to approve the agreement and provide the Interior Department the necessary authorities to implement it.
I wanted to be here to give my support to the concept of this legislation and to acknowledge how important it is.
They do not flood. They do not price their people out of the market.
it is our obligation as government, I believe, to make sure that we give those small businesses every opportunity to succeed.
I do not believe that FEMA should be allowed to phase out subsidies or end grandfathering until it presents a plan to make flood insurance m...
The ripple effect of real estate that you cannot sell because the premium is unaffordable.
Opening statement
But I think that if it is not obvious yet it will be obvious to the American people that some people ought to just not be governing.