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On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
Flood insurance--these pilot programs are great, but if you are a homeowner and they are asking you for 9,000 bucks and you cannot afford it, saying 3 years from now there may be some pilot program that figures out how to raise my house or put up a barrier and lower my flood insurance does not do them much good.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer criticizes the lack of immediate solutions for homeowners facing high flood insurance costs.

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