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ATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Flooding in Louisiana is nothing new, but prevention and cleanup are a constant struggle.
That’s why Republican Congressman Clay Higgins wants to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This time, with some changes to try and make it better. It’s an effort both Democrats and Republicans support.
“Yes, not only do I support it, I’m a co-author of the bill. I’m proud to be a part of it,” said Congressman Troy Carter (D-LA).
Louisiana Congressman Troy Carter says the president’s decision to put his $1 trillion infrastructure bill on hold and to relink the legislation to his $3.5 trillion social proposals is the correct strategy.
“The basic take away is that we’re closer than many think,” Carter said Friday about the two cornerstone bills of the Biden administration in the moments after leaving a Democratic Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill with President Joe Biden.
Let the record show that both Louisiana representatives who are part of the Republican congressional leadership voted against aid to help the state recover from a string of disasters.
And also against keeping the government open. Because what’s the point of having a functioning government anyway, if you’re not going to put it to work for the people you represent?