Despite their years of schooling and training, audiologists are considered, quote, ``suppliers'' not, quote, ``practitioners'' in the program.

That is why I am joining Senator Paul and Senator Grassley in reintroducing the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act.

We need better building and we need more investment.

There is no dispute about the basic facts. Sea levels are rising and storms are becoming more intense and more frequent.

We need the NFIP to change the perception of flood risk as either you have risk or you do not have risk.

Climate change is making flood risk worse with each year, and our homeowners need NFIP coverage to protect their families.

Some of these maps have not been updated in decades, but even for maps that are up-to-date, they may not be providing an accurate assessment of the risk.

For every dollar the Government invests in disaster mitigation, we get about $6 in return on that investment.

Floods are our country's most costly natural disasters. Climate change is worsening this crisis.

By 2050, 1 in every 10 properties in Massachusetts is projected to face a substantial risk of flooding.

If the NFIP is ever going to be self-sustaining, the Federal Government is going to have to dramatically increase funding for physical infrastructure.