Tag: federal flood insurance

The owners of million-dollar beach homes aren’t a particularly sympathetic political constituency. Conservatives deride them as (literal) coastal elites; progressives demand they fork over more in taxes. Both parties happily accept their campaign contributions, but few members of Congress shed tears for the plight of waterfront barons, and fewer still are willing to wage a public fight on their behalf.

Robert Menendez, the senior senator from New Jersey, is one of those brave lawmakers. Menendez is leading the opposition