Conservative Babylon

We can’t imagine why anyone who previously supported the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP is the sole underwriter of flood insurance in the country and real estate agents, homeowners, insurance providers, and the construction industry have been pushing for a long-term bill”) would vote against it, especially in the (literal) wake of Hurricane Katrina. We might think such a person was a… well, you can probably guess the word we’re thinking of. Does Ryan really want to see another American city sink without a lifesaver?

“Ryan Voted in Favor of Reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program. On November 20, 2003, Ryan voted in favor of a bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance program. According to the Congressional Quarterly Daily Monitor, ‘the bill, which would reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through 2008, calls for $450 million for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to pay for mitigation activities for properties that are repeatedly flooded. FEMA could offer to elevate or relocate a property to prevent future flooding or buy the property.’ [Roll Call 655, H 253,11/20/2003; Congressional Quarterly Daily Monitor, 11/20/03]”

But post-Katrina…

“Ryan Voted Against Renewing the National Flood Insurance Program. On July 15, 2010 Ryan voted against passage of the bill that would reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through September 2015. According to the Washington Post, the bill would ‘renew the National Flood Insurance Program at an authorized cost of $476 million over 10 years. The renewal, covering five years, would increase premiums and deductibles, raise residential and commercial coverage limits, delay purchase requirements in areas newly added to flood maps and provide $50 million annually in grants for programs to educate homeowners and renters about the program.’ The Post also writes, ‘The bill would increase maximum residential coverage from $350,000 to $470,000 for both structure and contents and maximum commercial coverage from $1 million to $1.3 million for structure and contents. It would raise by tenfold, to $1 million, the maximum civil penalties on lending institutions that fail to require flood insurance on mortgages where it is mandated.’ [Roll Call 447, H 5114, 07/15/2010; Washington Post 7/22/2010]”

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