Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 36, after line 3, insert the following new subsection: (i) Moratorium on Flood Map Changes.-- (1) Moratorium.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, during the period beginning upon the date of the enactment of this Act and ending upon the submission by the Council to the Administrator and the Congress of the proposed new mapping standards required under subsection (c)(1), the Administrator may not make effective any new or updated rate maps for flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance program that were not in effect for such program as of such date of enactment, or otherwise revise, update, or change the flood insurance rate maps in effect for such program as of such date. (2) Letters of map change.--During the period described in paragraph (1), the Administrator may revise, update, and change the flood insurance rate maps in effect for the national flood insurance program only pursuant to a letter of map change (including a letter of map amendment, letter of map revision, and letter of map revision based on fill). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 340, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.…”