Repetitive loss properties create a significant drain on the National Flood Insurance Program.

We want to move away from risk identification of that binary line. We want to move into graduated risk analysis and true flood management of multi-frequency hazards, including future conditions.

I think the funds that FEMA has for mitigation that we work through State and local governments that then prioritize...

I know the State very well, and your State is very progressive.

FEMA maps flood plains. And one of the areas of--that we do map associated with levees.

You can't put the standard of 'guilty until proven innocent.'

Their stories are not for the weak of heart and are truly moving.

I have a very special appreciation for the important work this committee does every single day.

It gives them a sense of purpose. And when they know that the dog, if they succeed and the dog is fully trained that then that dog is going to be given to a fellow veterans with physical disabilities, it is a veteran helping another…

I believe that by caring for our nation's veterans suffering from the hidden wounds of PTSD while at the same time providing assistance dogs for those with physical disabilities we create a win-win for everyone which I believe is a goal we…

Simply put, they completely miss the mark. It is actually the veteran that may have Post Traumatic Stress that is actually training the dog.