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On the recordNovember 1, 2023
Do you think the flood insurance program requirement that you build back in place needs adjustment where properties are predictably going to be flooded over and over and over again in order to protect the integrity of the Federal Flood Insurance program?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Senator Whitehouse questions the adequacy of flood insurance requirements for repeatedly flooded properties.

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