Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I certainly understand. And I've had constituents myself who have been remapped and fallen into the flood plain and questionable areas a lot, to their frustration. And I understand the gentleman from Ohio's intent on his amendment. But I think it sort of opens the door a little too broadly and a little too widely. While the amendment that he is proposing helps property owners who seek to recoup their expenses of appealing the flood map, it provides for full reimbursement for any costs. There's no specification to what reasonable costs could be--but any cost. And I think this is too broad. I would prefer to see the amendment go back to the drawing board, reshape it, so that we can address the needs and the cost issues to our constituents but also make sure that we don't leave it so the door is so wide open that it would encourage in some possibilities maybe re- looking at it, overly expensive investigations into the flood mapping, without any kind of reasonable assurances that the costs that are incurred in challenging the maps would fall within a reasonable amount. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.”