"We are not asking the Federal Government to come up with a new regime of data collection, are we, in your proposal?"
"Well, NOAA and a lot of the things that are out there, this information is available."
"This does not make FEMA do it. It gives FEMA the ability to engage whomever they choose to do it."
"I think you would concede that the current program does not work when it comes to the wind versus water claims in a slab situation."
"If there is a levee, surely the property owner should get some reduced premium because that levee is there."
"That is not the way the Flood Insurance Program works, and I am mystified as to why banks and NFIP do not work together to enforce this requirement as aggressively as banks enforce the other types of ..."
"It needs to be addressed in any reauthorization."
"I believe that a Standardized Loss Allocation model as Senator Wicker's COASTAL Act envisions is such a solution."
"Senator Wicker's COASTAL Act asks the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration to form partnerships with private entities."
"This is the approach that Senator Wicker's bill takes and it is one I believe that the Committee should take care to continue and to clarify in the bill's legislation language."
"Senator Wicker recently introduced the COASTAL Act, (S. 1091), which proposes a new approach to adjusting total losses."
"Senator Wicker has taken a constructive approach to a very complex issue, and we appreciate his hard work."