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On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
But they cannot afford it. They do not have $9,000, when they were paying $1,000 before.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer highlights the unaffordability of flood insurance for middle-class families.

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