Sen. Mary Landrieu endorses House flood insurance bill after ‘affordability’ provisions added
Landrieu lashed out at a statement last week by a leader of the conservative R Street Institute, that congressional leaders are moving away from the Biggert-Waters Act for political reasons, with Democrats wanting to help Landrieu’s re-election efforts and Republicans wanting to assist her main GOP challenger, Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge. A lot of the credit, Landrieu said, goes to influential groups representing homeowners, real estate agents, homebuilders, banks and others who worked hard to convince lawmakers to take action. All acted to “represent their industries,” and interests — their goal wasn’t to try “to get me elected or Bill Cassidy elected,” Landrieu said.
