NU Online News Service May 14, 9:41 a.m. EDT

The Obama administration has advised a key congressional panel that it "strongly opposes" adding windstorm coverage to the National Flood Insurance Program.

The administration's official position was voiced April 24 in a letter from Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano to Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.

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