Sticker shock in the extreme.

That would be understating the reaction members of Congress and their staffers exhibited as officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency briefed them on the impact of the Biggert-Waters Act on flood insurance premiums.

The Sept. 4 briefing, and others held for homeowners in states such as Mississippi, Florida and Vermont, are generating strong reactions from both homeowners and legislators—although 405 members of the House voted for the legislation in June 2012.

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