Imagine this scenario for a moment. The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives considers a bill to reauthorize for 5 years a large government program that has an $18 billion debt. The bill does not address this debt. An amendment to abolish this program is defeated by an overwhelming margin. Then, the bill to extend this program for 5 years is passed on a bipartisan vote of 406-22.
This is not a fantasy. It actually happened. Republicans and Democrats from across the political spectrum came together and agreed that the federal government needs to remain in the business of making flood insurance available to Americans.
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