A House hearing on what Congress should do to reduce the impact of flood insurance rate increases was like watching two worlds collide.

A representative of a Louisiana-based citizens group testified that allowing the rate hikes to go into effect as mandated, "would be economically unwise and morally unjust."

And, the politically powerful National Association of Realtors said "implementation of the law has proven complicated and difficult to implement."

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