Scalise: President Obama signs House-drafted Biggert-Waters flood reform bill into law

Washington, DC – Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after President Obama signed the House bill to reform the unworkable Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Act of 2012. The proposal provides Louisiana families with serious, long-term solutions to the unworkable BW-12 flood insurance rate increases.

“Louisiana families finally have the peace of mind in knowing that a real solution to the long-fought battle to provide flood insurance relief to homeowners has been signed into law,” Scalise said. “This victory could not have been achieved without tremendous hard work from the broad bipartisan coalition we built over the last year. I look forward to FEMA’s effective implementation of these much-needed solutions and immediate relief for Louisiana homeowners.”