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Bennie Thompson: “Families should not have to choose between food on the table and paying a ridiculously high flood insurance premium to a…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2023
Families should not have to choose between food on the table and paying a ridiculously high flood insurance premium to a program that is governed by the Federal Government.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson expresses concern over rising flood insurance costs affecting families in Louisiana.

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