Political Quotes

On the recordJune 8, 2011
I am being mandated to pay $3,000 when I have never had a flood and I am not near any crick, any stream, any water.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer highlights the unfairness of flood insurance mandates for homeowners far from flood zones.

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