Jeff Merkley actually said...

Those people need to be extended--have the subsidized rates extended to them for a longer period of time.

So, in short, the folks who live on a stream in Oregon are not subsidizing a hurricane zone on the Atlantic coast.

I really think that FEMA needs to have an ombudsman function.

Chairman Merkley. So I would toss out the idea that I will be happy to follow up with subsequent to this hearing...