Last week I made my voice heard by clicking on the call to action for us to save Flood Insurance, if you did this then you also received an email similar to this one, if not you can still make your voice heard. We vote by ballot once a year at best, but we can flex our political muscle everyday through the internet and choosing to vote with your dollars!
Dear Friend:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). I welcome your thoughts and comments.
On September 23, 2010, with my strong support, the Senate passed the National Flood Insurance Program Reextension Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-250). With this extension, Texans living on the Gulf Coast and other flood-prone communities will be able to access reliable, federally-backed flood insurance through the hurricane season of 2011. I served as a co-sponsor of this important legislation, and I am pleased that it temporarily extends the authority of the NFIP through September 30, 2011.
Congress established the NFIP in 1968 to combat mounting flood losses. Nearly 20,200 communities across the nation participate in the NFIP by adopting and enforcing floodplain management ordinances to reduce future flood damage. In exchange, the NFIP currently covers over five million homeowners, renters, and business owners in these communities through federally-backed flood insurance.
In 2008, I supported legislation to reauthorize the NFIP through 2013. The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007, which passed the Senate on May 13, 2008, would have modified the program to address issues highlighted by the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, and put the program on a more solid basis. Unfortunately, efforts to resolve differences between the Senate bill and its counterpart passed by the House of Representatives were unsuccessful, and a long-term reauthorization of the NFIP was not enacted.
Because homeowners in special flood hazard areas are required to purchase flood insurance to receive, increase, extend, or renew their mortgages, I am pleased that Congress has extended the authority of the National Flood Insurance Program through September 30, 2011. However, this extension should not stop us from pursuing the necessary modernization of the NFIP.
As Congress debates the future of the National Flood Insurance Program, you may be certain that I will keep your views in mind. I appreciate hearing from you, and I hope that you will not hesitate to contact me on any issue that is important to you.
Sincerely,
Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5922 (tel)
202-224-0776 (fax)
http://hutchison.senate.gov
If you would like more information about issues pending before the Senate, please visit the Senator?s website at http://hutchison.senate.gov . You will find articles, floor statements, press releases, and weekly columns on current events.
Thank you.
Source: http://jeffandweston.com/2011/07/06/constituent-response-from-senator-kay-bailey-hutchison/
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