Nfip

Reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): Introducing Long-Term Flood Insurance

Erwann Michel-Kerjan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erwann Michel-Kerjan

Our attention to weather-related-disasters has faded, putting us in jeopardy when the next hurricane strikes the United States.

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Laura Bassett

FEMA Flood Insurance Program Primarily Benefits The Wealthy: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

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A policy research group study has found that the National Flood Insurance Program, a division of FEMA, primarily benefits wealthy homeowners who build...

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With Northeast Underwater, Republican Obstruction Killed Flood Insurance

ThinkProgress | Pat Garofalo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NFIP, Floods, National Flood Insurance Program, Tom Coburn, Jim Bunning, Flood Insurance Expired, Northeast Flooding, Flooding, Flood Insurance, Politics News

Last week, Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), blocked an extension of unemployment benefits, claiming that they objected to granting t...

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