SmarterSafer. org is a bipartisan coalition which is dedicated to more fiscally and environmentally sustainable disaster response, and has applauded the White House’s recommendations that communities throughout the country should be better equipped to deal with the impacts of increasingly dangerous natural disasters. The coalition released a statement saying “It is encouraging to see the
SmarterSafer.org Urges Tax Savings Through NFIP Reform
November 2, 2011 by
SmarterSafer.org has sent a letter to Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), urging the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to protect taxpayers and reduce inefficient federal spending by reforming the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Murray and Hensarling are co-chairs on the committee which is also charged with finding federal deficit
SmarterSafer Urges Senate to Reauthorize NFIP Before Sept. 30
September 20, 2011 by
SmarterSafer has sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell urging them to pass Legislation re-authorizing the National Flood Insurance Program which is due to expire on September 30. SmarterSafer thinks the bill needs strengthening, even though the Senate Banking Committee has already taken steps to reforming the
