Washington–The governors of 28 states including New York and California have written congressional leaders urging them to extend the federal backstop for terrorism insurance.
Their communication is the latest in a chorus of calls directed at lawmakers as the Dec. 31 deadline nears for expiration of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Program.
The letter's signers, who included New York's George Pataki, Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, Florida's Jeb Bush and Bob Taft of Ohio, expressed a "strong belief" that the economy depends on the availability and affordability of terrorism insurance.
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