Hoeven Hosts FEMA Head in Minot, Presses for Affordable Flood Insurance Rates

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Senator John Hoeven today hosted Roy Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation at the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) for a meeting and tour of local flood protection projects with local and county officials in Minot. Hoeven oversees FEMA's budget as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security. The senator organized the meeting to review FEMA's flood mapping efforts and to press the agency to align flood mapping efforts with the region's permanent flood protection project and the work that has already been completed. The senator is working to ensure that flood insurance rates are affordable for homeowners and account for flood protections being put in place.

"We arranged this meeting so FEMA officials hear straight from our local leaders about the progress we're making to rebuild the Minot region and protect this community going forward," said Hoeven. "FEMA needs to work with the city and county to ensure that hazard mitigation and flood insurance programs work effectively as we build permanent flood protections. Our residents need to have affordable flood insurance rates and be kept up to date on FEMA's flood mapping efforts."

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