“From its inception and until recently, the best thing the National Flood Insurance Program had going for it was a run of good luck. Even with such good fortune, however, the program could not avoid running in the red on some occasions.”
– Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., chair of the U.S. Senate Committee of Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, discussing the need for National Flood Insurance Program reform.
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