Earl Blumenauer: “This is not a unique circumstance. What is happening is that, when you have a situation where development that might be…”

“This is not a unique circumstance. What is happening is that, when you have a situation where development that might be federally financed, it might be a freeway project, it might be something in a military base, it might be something in a flood control, that changes the circumstance that results in people being in a flood plain. Mr. Frank's point is that, regardless of the program, are you going to have the Federal Government somehow pay, are you going to stick four million flood insurance premium payers to pay the cost of the military or of the Corps of Engineers or of the road project? His point is, you shouldn't stick four million innocent flood insurance premium payers. If you want to set a standard that the Federal Government will pay for these, then go ahead and do that. Finance it separately, but don't stick innocent people who have flood insurance.. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California Mr. Rohrabacher). The question was taken; and the Acting Chairman announced that the noes appeared to have it.”