"The National Flood Insurance Program is a voluntary……" — Earl Blumenauer
"The National Flood Insurance Program is a voluntary program. If a community really feels that the building insurance requirements are too burdensome, they don't have to participate."
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Earl Blumenauer
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16 Quotes by Earl Blumenauer
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At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it…
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Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular…
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A property in the 100-year floodplain has a 96 percent chance of being flooded in the next hundred years without…
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After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we…
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As has been pointed out with Libya, the debate over Libya, sometimes we allow diplomatic relations with imperfect regimes because…
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Whether it's in in livability, transportation, or the environment, Portland is always leading the country. We have more to do…
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We won the war, but we are losing the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. It is past time for a…
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While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have…
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Everybody on this floor wants to send the same loud and clear message: that Congress is united in its opposition…
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting distributes an annual appropriation that we provide in accordance with a statutory formula, the vast…
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We can no longer afford the war in Iraq. Our financial costs have already passed a third of a trillion…
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Marriages are under strain today in terms of economics. There are social cross-currents. We see failed marriages. But it is…
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