"It seems that the rulemaking should be different than the rulemaking with regard to the construction of toys or a new way of looking at labor laws."
"Somebody must be doing something right in the fact that we've not had these incidents I mentioned as in the other four locations."
"I would also notice that the States of Montana and South Dakota have sent a great deal of water down our way this year, which we are experiencing right now."
"I have recently introduced the Consumer Option for an Alternative System to Allocate Losses Act, the COASTAL Act."
"The COASTAL Act is a commonsense approach to addressing these problems."
"The COASTAL Act is by no means a silver bullet for all the problems associated with flood insurance and NFIP."
"We should transfer risk from the Program to the private sector to the maximum extent possible."
"Another program lapse is entirely avoidable, and we should not allow that to happen."
"A long-term reauthorization with targeted reforms is necessary for coastal communities to prosper."
"Without appropriate reform, modernization, and an extended reauthorization, our Nation and the American taxpayers face serious consequences."
"My proposal, which we are calling the COASTAL Act, would not add wind to the Flood Control Program."
"It may very well be that the Flood Insurance Program and the taxpayers have paid more than their fair share."