[StBernard] Another step to fix flood insurance

[Westley Annis]

Another Step to Fix Flood Insurance	 

Dear Friend,

Good news! My Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Bill I presented today
will prevent FEMA from raising flood insurance rates on grandfathered
properties. It passed out of subcommittee and moves to the full
Appropriations Committee this Thursday.

This is an important step towards fixing flood insurance rates for Louisiana
families and businesses.

Show your support for this bill: forward this email to your friends and
neighbors or share it on Facebook and Twitter.
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I also announced today that FEMA Associate Administrator, David Miller, who
oversees the National Flood Insurance Program, will join me on Aug. 8, 2013,
to meet with Louisiana citizens affected by NFIP rate increases and see the
flood protection infrastructure financed and built by our local communities.

Through this visit, I hope FEMA will come to understand that flood insurance
is about more than just numbers and actuarial tables. It is about our
communities; it is about our culture; and it is about preserving this unique
and treasured way of life.

Share this good news on Facebook, Twitter or forward this email.
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As I've said for some time, flood insurance must be affordable, accessible
and self-sustainable - one without the others will not work for the people
of Louisiana. Today's legislation and the FEMA visit announcement are
important steps towards achieving that goal, and I will continue to work to
pass my SMART NFIP Act to provide a more comprehensive solution to this
problem.

Sincerely,
Sen. Landrieu