"Yes, but the whole intent of this RPA is not hazards. That is the problem."
"So, large areas, as the mayor of Beaverton mentioned--I was just looking at more maps in Coos Bay, where there has been State and local investment for hopeful massive redevelopment--and those areas be..."
"So many properties now that aren't required to have Federal flood insurance in order to obtain bank financing will be required to in the future."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks for holding this oversight hearing of the Federal Emergency Management Agency."
"How are you going to overlay these new rules on top of our already strict land-use planning?"
"Most of our development is now, by State law and State and local planning, focused on those downtown core areas, as Congressman DeFazio indicated, to avoid urban sprawl."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, first I would like to ask unanimous consent to put three letters in the record."
"But in this case, what is being recommended for Oregon, which is going to require a regulatory change which will apply nationwide, is not following the advice of that committee."
"Now, don't you--didn't Biggert-Waters require an advisory committee for mapping?"
"It appears that we would then begin to model ourselves after the rest of the country."
"Well, I hope my colleagues from the other 49 United States are listening."