MICHAEL GRIMM: “But doesn't that beg the question, then, that it really is not a complete lack of regulation but a lack of enforcement…”

This audit was released over a year ago and to this day, the complaints of poor service from the VA to schedule timely medical appointments is still one of the most frequent by veterans in my district.

I completely understand the need for actuarially-sound programs. But I think where we are missing it is the balance between actuarially sound and functionally and practically sound.

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 agree with you that after a hurricane, to rebuild just the way it was doesn't make sense.