Posted on 01/29/2014 3:35:10 PM PST by Libloather
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Tuesday sharply criticized what she called the Obama administration's "short-sighted, misguided and irresponsible" opposition to legislation delaying flood insurance premium increases for four years.
Though the statement of administration policy didn't include a veto threat, Landrieu said the White House's position, "threatens the very foundation of the National Flood Insurance Program and will only saddle taxpayers with higher costs when disasters strike."
Just before the White House policy statement was released the Senate voted 86-13 to begin debate on legislation that would delay most increases resulting from the 2012 Biggert-Waters Act so, sponsors say, FEMA can complete an affordability study and Congress can work to insure that policyholders don't face unaffordable flood insurance premiums. The bill's sponsors said people will be priced out of the flood insurance program if premium increases contemplated by FEMA under Biggert-Waters are implemented -- putting taxpayers on the line to help out homeowners devastated by future hurricanes and storms.
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I meant that they were actually right about the expanded Flood Plain, in this instance.
I advised my son against buying a house on the edge of the old map.
House had 2 feet of water in it this year.
Uhm, but then, like, won't you be alright for, like, 300 years after that?
/LIV thinking.
There she blows again!
The Great White Whale of New Orleans voters!
She is going to the mattress, considering she is really in Dutch with most of Louisiana, for voting for the Obamacare bill.
What irks me about the LA politicians is the squandering of the funds that were set aside for the bulkheads.
All these Dem strongholds cannot be trusted to spend the federal $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ appropriately - look at Detroit.... no don’t....
Agreed!
Nope. You’d be dead long before 300 years passed.
I lived there from 1988-98, and they had two 100 year floods.
With Katrina that would be at least three 100 year floods in 20 years.
How conveeeeenient for her. Now, the second act when Obama “capitulates” and she can rave to her constituents how she stood up to that bully Obama.
No matter how thin you slice it, it is still baloney.
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