Congressmen Bill Johnson and David McKinley are teaming up to fight a flood insurance rate hike affecting thousands of residents of the Ohio Valley.

The congressmen have sent a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner asking that the issue be addressed on the House floor as soon as possible. Last year, Congress passed a flood insurance reform act intended to boost the National Flood Insurance Program, and on October 1, 2013, the Biggert-Waters Flood Act went into effect nationwide, sending the cost of a new flood insurance policy through the roof.

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