COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC POLICY will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled “Implementation of The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Act of 2012: One Year After Enactment”. The witnesses on Panel I will be: The Honorable David Vitter, United States Senator, Louisiana; and The Honorable Mary Landrieu, United States Senator, Louisiana. The witness on Panel II will be: The Honorable William Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. The witnesses on Panel III will be: Ms. Alicia P. Cackley, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Ms. Christine Shirley, National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator, Planning Services Division, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development; Mr. Stephen Ellis, Vice President, Taxpayers for Common Sense; and Mr. Birny Birnbaum, Executive Director, Center for Economic Justice. All hearings are webcasted live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Witness Panel 1

  • Honorable Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)
    United States Senator
  • Honorable David Vitter (R-LA)
    United States Senator

Witness Panel 2

Witness Panel 3