Democrat finds GOP help in addressing extreme weather
Eli Lehrer, president of the R Street Institute, a conservative think tank that specializes in insurance issues, applauded Cartwright for finding common ground between Democrats and Republicans on the issue of disasters. Lehrer said the bill could reduce damage without additional spending.
A conservative climate agenda
Last week, Lehrer challenged conservatives to embrace policies around climate change in a column published by the National Review. He argued that it could be done “without giving up a single conservative principle” by ending all energy subsidies, overhauling the National Flood Insurance Program and strengthening federal facilities against disasters.
Yesterday, he said Cartwright’s bill would improve federal catastrophe policy even if climate change was not happening.
“This bill makes a lot of sense on its own,” Lehrer said. “What we do know is that disasters are going to happen.”
