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Jack Reed: “The Flood Insurance Program provides much more than simply reimbursement to people who suffer damage: flood mapping…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2017
The Flood Insurance Program provides much more than simply reimbursement to people who suffer damage: flood mapping, mitigation, a whole host of issues that are critical to communities and critical to resiliency.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed emphasizes the broader functions of the Flood Insurance Program beyond just financial reimbursement.

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