Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, H.R. 2901, and I want to congratulate Mr. Ross and Mr. Murphy for coming up with a piece of bipartisan legislation. I want to be clear that the issues surrounding flood insurance are difficult and complicated, and there are differences of opinion as to how much of a role private insurance can play. This bill threads that needle. This bill says we all agree that there is more role for private insurance and we should remove any barriers that might be there so that people can be better served and have better competition. I think this bill does a pretty good job doing that. I don't think private insurance is ever going to--I am not sure that is possible, but it is a different debate--take the place of national flood insurance. And we are working on that. Mr. Ross has been a great leader on that, as has Mr. Murphy. I want to thank them and congratulate them, and I look forward to working with them further to do more as we move forward. This particular bill is one good step in the right direction, and I want to congratulate the two authors and thank them for their leadership. I look forward to supporting this bill. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”