Billion Quote by Gary Miller

The National Flood Insurance Program is a valuable tool in addressing the losses incurred throughout this country due to floods. It assures that businesses…

— Gary Miller

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…

— Earl Blumenauer

Having just one insurance provider for all flood risk in the entire country makes no sense.

— Jeb Hensarling

“When I asked the mayor if flood insurance rates had gone up after Sandy, he said, “Not really.” This is how disaster relief works…

— Jeff Goodell

Homeowners and business owners across the country agreed to pay premiums, communities agreed to adopt building codes to mitigate flood dangers, and the Federal…

— Bob Ney

Flooding is the costliest and most common cause of property damage, which is why federal flood insurance should be affordable and accessible to all.

— Seth Moulton

In more than 500 instances, from the Gulf of Alaska to Bar Harbor, Maine, FEMA has remapped waterfront properties from the highest-risk flood zone,…

— Bill Dedman

There must be an authority at the state level to coordinate flood mitigation projects in upstream watersheds. Additionally, this state entity could bring together…

— George P. Bush

When disaster strikes, our prime objective is to save the maximum number of people. As the person heading the government, my duty is to…

— Pinarayi Vijayan

Most floods are caused by man, not weather; deforestation, levee construction, erosion, and overgrazing all result in the loss of ecosystem services.

— Paul Hawken

We have over 30 dams in Puerto Rico, and I think only one works. We're here in the rain forest, and we have plenty…

— Eduardo Bhatia

New flood maps in many states have raised the estimation of flood risks along rivers, streams and oceans, adding many properties to flood zones…

— Bill Dedman