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  For Immediate Release: October 31, 2006
 

Ros-Lehtinen & Insurance Commissioner McCarty

To Host Townhall Meeting In Key West

 

Monroe County, Florida ---- Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Florida's Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty will host a townhall meeting in Key West to talk about the windstorm insurance crisis in Florida and particularly in Monroe County.

 

The town hall meeting will take place Monday, November 27th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Westin Hotel in Key West, located at 245 Front Street.  

 

Ros-Lehtinen has been tirelessly working with the grass roots organization Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM) and the Florida Insurance Commissioner to reach a consensus on this most vexing issue.

 

Ros-Lehtinen has also been very involved in trying to get State or Federal action on this issue and through the hard work of FIRM she was able to secure a reduction in Monroe's rates.  The rates for Monroe's residents will be reduced by 32% in 2006 and will be 25% lower than in 2005. 

 

Said Ros-Lehtinen, "Much work still needs to be done to try and solve this issue which is affecting the pocketbooks of every family in Florida. I will continue to work with Commissioner McCarty, with officials in Tallahassee and in Washington to find a solution to this vexing issue. I hope that Monroe's residents take this opportunity up and come and discuss this matter with us on Monday, November 27th."

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