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Cities Commend House on Passing Flood Insurance Affordability Act
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following passage
of the Flood Insurance Affordability Act (H.R. 3370) by the U.S. House
of Representatives earlier today, National League of Cities (NLC)
Executive Director Clarence Anthony released the following statement:
"We commend the House for joining the Senate by passing a bill that
will help millions of homeowners facing skyrocketing increases in
their flood insurance premiums. With the House passage of the Flood
Insurance Affordability Act, we are one step closer to protecting
cities and their residents from increases mandated by the
Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012.
"This legislation is critically important because it helps to ensure
that flood insurance rate increases do not adversely impact local
communities while at the same time keeping the National Flood
Insurance Program solvent. We now call on the House and Senate to move
quickly and agree on a final version of the bill for the president to
sign.
The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city
leaders build better communities. NLC is a resource and advocate for
19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million
Americans.
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SOURCE National League of Cities
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/CONTACT: Tom Martin, National League of Cities, 202-626-3186, martin@nlc.org
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