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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.2555 Homeowners' Defense Act of 2010</title>
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    <title>H.R.2555: Historic Homeownership Revitalization Act ... - OpenCongress</title>
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This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it. ... Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of thi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2555/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>#10 NFIP Extended After Multiple Hiccups - E&amp;amp;S/Specialty Markets ...</title>
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Klein had been the lead sponsor of the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, H.R. 2555, which would have established a national catastrophe consortium and allowed the U.S. Treasury to make loans to state catastrophe funds. In the November elections, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/December-2027-2010/Pages/10-NFIP-Extended-After-Multiple-Hiccups.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ex-homeland security deputy: yes to backstop.</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The report advocates the &amp;quot;integrated public-private partnership&amp;quot; described in HR 2555, a bill introduced by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., that would establish the fired. Klein&amp;#39;s bill aims to &amp;quot;ensure the availability and affordability of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://georgessigef.livejournal.com/7343.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Elections Seen As Huge Win For P&amp;amp;C Insurers On Most Key Issues ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Klein had been the lead sponsor of the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, H.R. 2555, which would have established a national catastrophe consortium and allowed the U.S. Treasury to make loans to state catastrophe funds. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.westworldinsurance.com/?p=135&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Elections Show Voters Don&amp;#39;t Want Government-Run Property Insurance</title>
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Taylor had proffered the Multi-Peril Insurance Act (H.R. 1264), which would have added wind coverage to the National Flood Insurance Program, while Klein had been the lead sponsor of the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act (H.R. 2555), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://outofthestormnews.com/2010/11/03/elections-show-voters-don%E2%80%99t-want-government-run-property-insurance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAR Calls for More Affordable, Accessible Disaster Insurance ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-27:/commentary/9526325</id>
    <updated>2010-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mark Rieger's Central Oregon Real Estate Blog </name>
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McMillan cited House bill, H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, authored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., as a &amp;quot;good start.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;All reasonable proposals should be considered in creating a national policy to proactively address the inevitable &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.centraloregonliving.com/Blog/NAR-Calls-for-More-Affordable-Accessible-Disaster-Insurance&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Commercial Real Estate Advocacy Timeline</title>
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H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act.&amp;quot; March 3, 2010 NAR Asked Members of the U.S. House to Cosponsor Credit Union Business Lending. Bill. In a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, NAR strongly urged lawmakers to become a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/wps/wcm/connect/3dcfb3004452deafbd90fd830ed934e2/New_CRE_Advocacy_Timeline.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&amp;amp;CACHEID=3dcfb3004452deafbd90fd830ed934e2&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 2555: To amend the Internal Revenue ...</title>
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23 May 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-2555&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SW FL Insurance - Real Estate: Property Insurance Markets Update</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill, the Homeowners Defense Act of 2010 (HR 2555) is awaiting action by the entire House. Of course, this administration is not about to make an intelligent &#8220;business&#8221; decision. So, this bill have never seen the floor. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://connell-tc.blogspot.com/2010/08/property-insurance-markets-update.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Catastrophe Experts Urge Congress to Move Forward with ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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ProtectingAmerica.org has been calling for enactment of the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2010 (HR 2555), a bill that would create a privately funded public partnership that helps to pre-fund the financial costs of a large-scale natural ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.machine-marketplace.com/catastrophe-experts-urge-congress-to-move-forward-with-comprehensive-disaster-plan.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Catastrophe Experts Urge Congress to Move Forward with ...</title>
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ProtectingAmerica.org has been calling for enactment of the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2010 (HR 2555), a bill that would create a privately funded public partnership that helps to pre-fund the financial costs of a large-scale natural ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://auto.gnom.es/news/catastrophe-experts-urge-congress-to-move-forward-with-comprehensive-disaster-plan&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. &amp;#39;No Better Off&amp;#39; Now Than After Hurricane Katrina - Regulation ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill the organization supports, H.R. 2555, has existed in various forms for several years. Primarily, the bill looks to create a federal backstop for state catastrophe funds and federal loans if state funds are tapped following a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/8/Pages/US-No-Better-Off-Now-Than-After-Hurricane-Katrina.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Association of REALTORS&#174; Legislative Advocacy for ...</title>
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Catastrophe Risk: H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act.&amp;quot; March 3, 2010. NAR Asked Members of the U.S. House to Cosponsor Credit Union Business Lending Bill. In a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, NAR strongly urged ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/wps/wcm/connect/8e2ff60043a148458e629fc396c84420/2010+Commercial+Timeline_UPDATE_8-18-10_Full+Document.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&amp;amp;CACHEID=8e2ff60043a148458e629fc396c84420&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Support Todd Tiahrt | emporiagazette.com</title>
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Congressman Moran voted against the Tancredo of Colorado Amendment (Roll Call 309, H.R. 2555, 06-24-2003) that would have denied federal funding to any city that provided sanctuary to illegal immigrants, otherwise known as &amp;#39;sanctuary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/2010/jul/28/support-todd-tiahrt/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 5741 &#8211; Congress May Require Mandatory Government Service from ...</title>
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... Guns &amp;amp; War (6), guns freedom disobedience (1), guns thievs police (1), Guru (1), h. res 1256 (1), h. res 1297 (1), h. res 792 (1), H.L. Mencken (2), H.R. 1207 (1), H.R. 2555 (1), H.R. 4213 (1), H.R. 5741 (1), H1N1 (3), H1N1 Hoax (1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bastiatinstitute.org/2010/07/27/h-r-5741-%E2%80%93-congress-may-require-mandatory-government-service-from-all-americans/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... Gun right ads (1), gun rights (9), Guns (22), Guns &amp;amp; War (6), guns freedom disobedience (1), guns thievs police (1), Guru (1), h. res 1256 (1), h. res 1297 (1), h. res 792 (1), H.L. Mencken (2), H.R. 1207 (1), H.R. 2555 (1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bastiatinstitute.org/2010/07/27/dr-dans-freedom-forum/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Modern slavery. H.R. 5741 introduced by Charles Rangle. | Bastiat ...</title>
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... Guns &amp;amp; War (6), guns freedom disobedience (1), guns thievs police (1), Guru (1), h. res 1256 (1), h. res 1297 (1), h. res 792 (1), H.L. Mencken (2), H.R. 1207 (1), H.R. 2555 (1), H.R. 4213 (1), H.R. 5741 (1), H1N1 (3), H1N1 Hoax (1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bastiatinstitute.org/2010/07/26/modern-slavery-h-r-5741-introduced-by-charles-rangle/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAR Testifies at Property Insurance Hearing</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-21:/commentary/8775270</id>
    <updated>2010-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 2555, the &amp;quot;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&amp;quot; would offer a comprehensive solution. A bi-partisan bill with more than 70 co-sponsors from 30 different states, it provides access to federal reinsurance and a guarantee for state loan programs, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mahermuhawieh.typepad.com/blog/2010/07/nar-testifies-at-property-insurance-hearing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Floodplain Management Forum: Beach House Bailout and Expansion of ...</title>
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Two major pieces of legislation - HR 2555 (also known as the Beach House Bailout) and HR 1264 - could be considered by the full House before the August recess. HR 1264 - the proposal to expand the National Flood Insurance Program to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://floodplainmanagement.blogspot.com/2010/07/beach-house-bailout-and-expansion-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tiahrt campaign - MORAN&amp;#39;S DECEPTION CORNERSTONE OF NEW AD</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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(Wichita Eagle, Reality: Country Can&amp;#39;t Afford Bush Tax Cuts, Wichita Eagle, 3/29/03); Congressman Moran voted against the Tancredo of Colorado Amendment (Roll Call 309, HR 2555, 06-24-2003) that would have denied federal funding to any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansasprogress.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/07/16/tiahrt-campaign-morans-deception-cornerstone-of-new-ad/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Earthquake Hits Washington, DC Area; Politicians Seek to Expand ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill, HR 2555, has drawn criticism from environmentalists and taxpayer groups. Critics say it would effectively subsidize &#8220;development in risky and environmentally sensitive areas,&#8221; and is a &#8220;financial disaster waiting to happen for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openmarket.org/2010/07/16/earthquake-hits-washington-dc-area-politicians-seek-to-expand-bailouts-and-subsidize-earthquake-insurance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expand Affordable and Available Property Insurance | New Realty News</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 2555, the &#8220;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&#8221; would offer a comprehensive solution. A bipartisan bill with more than 70 co-sponsors from 30 different states, it provides access to federal reinsurance and a guarantee for state loan programs, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurance-made-easy.com/personal-property-insurance/expand-affordable-and-available-property-insurance-new-realty-news&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expand Affordable and Available Property Insurance | New Realty News</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2555, the &#8220;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&#8221; would offer a comprehensive solution. A bipartisan bill with more than 70 co-sponsors from 30 different states, it provides access to federal reinsurance and a guarantee for state loan programs, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rerunrealty.com/expand-affordable-and-available-property-insurance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expand Affordable and Available Property Insurance &#171; Real Estate ...</title>
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H.R. 2555, the &#8220;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&#8221; would offer a comprehensive solution. A bipartisan bill with more than 70 co-sponsors from 30 different states, it provides access to federal reinsurance and a guarantee for state loan programs, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestatesifter.com/2010/07/15/expand-affordable-and-available-property-insurance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expand Affordable and Available Property Insurance | RISMedia</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2555, the &#8220;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&#8221; would offer a comprehensive solution. A bipartisan bill with more than 70 co-sponsors from 30 different states, it provides access to federal reinsurance and a guarantee for state loan programs, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rismedia.com/2010-07-14/expand-affordable-and-available-property-insurance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Threat from catastrophic earthquake is very real | TENNESSEE OPINION</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.tennessean.com/opinion/2010/07/09/threat-from-catastrophic-earthquake-is-very-real/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-08:/commentary/8684636</id>
    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill, The Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act HR 2555), has bi-partisan support and was endorsed by President Barack Obama when he was seeking the presidency. The entire House of Representatives may vote on the bill in to coming weeks. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.tennessean.com/opinion/2010/07/09/threat-from-catastrophic-earthquake-is-very-real/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Association of REALTORS&#174; Legislative Advocacy for ...</title>
    <link href="http://realtorbenefitsprogram.org/wps/wcm/connect/d05e588042b2605688ecbcd4db880d7c/updated2010commercialtimeline.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&amp;amp;CACHEID=d05e588042b2605688ecbcd4db880d7c" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8696846</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Commercial Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
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Catastrophe Risk: H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act.&amp;quot; March 3, 2010. NAR Asked Members of the U.S. House to Cosponsor Credit Union Business Lending Bill. In a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, NAR strongly urged ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realtorbenefitsprogram.org/wps/wcm/connect/d05e588042b2605688ecbcd4db880d7c/updated2010commercialtimeline.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&amp;amp;CACHEID=d05e588042b2605688ecbcd4db880d7c&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The US Report - The US Report - Crist&amp;#39;s veto a sidekick to Rep ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/2010/6/25/crists-veto-a-sidekick-to-rep-kleins-beach-house-bailout.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8567948</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The US Report </name>
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And obviously Crist&amp;#39;s veto opened the door for Klein&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;Beach House Bailout,&amp;#39; otherwise known as HR 2555. And Crist and Klein have set us up for further indebtedness to China. It&amp;#39;s just more of the same dogmatic thinking that will not .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/2010/6/25/crists-veto-a-sidekick-to-rep-kleins-beach-house-bailout.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Democrats Latest Bailout Iteration</title>
    <link href="http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=062210lt_beachh" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8633017</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Tax Reform RSS </name>
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While requests for billions from the federal government, and the nation&amp;#39;s taxpayers, have become agonizingly commonplace, Rep. Klein&amp;#39;s proposed bill HR 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defen...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=062210lt_beachh&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Democrats Latest Bailout Iteration</title>
    <link href="http://www.atr.org/democrats-latest-bailout-iteration-a5113" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-21:/commentary/8567947</id>
    <updated>2010-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Tax Reform RSS </name>
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While requests for billions from the federal government, and the nation&amp;#39;s taxpayers, have become agonizingly commonplace, Rep. Klein&amp;#39;s proposed bill H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, is notably reprehensible. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atr.org/democrats-latest-bailout-iteration-a5113&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patriots and Liberty &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Is insurance industry next ...</title>
    <link href="http://patriotsandliberty.com/?p=9765" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8520293</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patriots and Liberty </name>
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&#8220;The &amp;#39;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&amp;#39; H.R. 2555, dubbed the &amp;#39;Beach House Bailout,&amp;#39; requires taxpayers across the country, and in your district, to subsidize insurance for wealthy homeowners along the Florida coastline,&#8221; the letter to memb&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patriotsandliberty.com/?p=9765&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>RANT: &amp;#39;Beach House Bailout&amp;#39; &#171; Reinke Faces Life</title>
    <link href="http://reinkefaceslife.com/2010/06/15/rant-beach-house-bailout/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8511785</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reinke Faces Life </name>
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&#8220;The &amp;#39;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&amp;#39; H.R. 2555, dubbed the &amp;#39;Beach House Bailout,&amp;#39; requires taxpayers across the country, and in your district, to subsidize insurance for wealthy homeowners along the Florida coastline,&#8221; the letter to memb&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reinkefaceslife.com/2010/06/15/rant-beach-house-bailout/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>RANT: &amp;#39;Beach House Bailout&amp;#39; &#171; Business Insurance</title>
    <link href="http://business-insurance.aqimg.com/?p=2222" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8506130</id>
    <updated>2010-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business Insurance </name>
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&#8220;The &amp;#39;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&amp;#39; H.R. 2555, dubbed the &amp;#39;Beach House Bailout,&amp;#39; requires taxpayers across the country, and in your district, to subsidize insurance for wealthy homeowners along the Florida coastline,&#8221; the letter to memb&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://business-insurance.aqimg.com/?p=2222&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Conservative Central &#187; Blog Archive &#187; From: WorldNetDaily</title>
    <link href="http://conservativecentral.us/?p=1306" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-12:/commentary/8633018</id>
    <updated>2010-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Central </name>
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The plan, H.R. 2555 by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., has been reported out of the House Committee on Financial Services. It is expected to be up for its next vote soon. Wake up, America! Your country is about to disappear. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativecentral.us/?p=1306&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AD: &amp;#39;Is insurance industry next takeover target?&amp;#39; by Offsite , 6/13/10</title>
    <link href="http://americandaily.com/index.php/article/3714" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-12:/commentary/8615862</id>
    <updated>2010-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AmericanDaily </name>
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The plan, H.R. 2555 by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., has been reported out of the House Committee on Financial Services. It is expected to be up for its next vote soon. Full Piece. Posted by Offsite on 6/13/10 at 07:13 AM ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americandaily.com/index.php/article/3714&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Is insurance industry next takeover target?</title>
    <link href="http://youcanvote-illinois.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-insurance-industry-next-takeover.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-12:/commentary/8567949</id>
    <updated>2010-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>You Can Vote - Illinois </name>
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The plan, HR 2555 by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., has been reported out of the House Committee on Financial Services. It is expected to be up for its next vote soon. Wake up, America! Your country is about to disappear. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youcanvote-illinois.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-insurance-industry-next-takeover.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>What&amp;#39;s in the works?</title>
    <link href="http://kristinmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/06/whats-in-works.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-12:/commentary/8541773</id>
    <updated>2010-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kristin&amp;#39;s Mishmash </name>
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HR 2555 - The Homeowners Defense Act is rearing it&amp;#39;s ugly head. This one will end up being a government takeover of the Homeowners Insurance Industry. Fun, fun, those of us who live inland will get to pay to insure others&amp;#39; beach-front ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kristinmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/06/whats-in-works.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama going after insurance companies now? - Patriotic Resistance</title>
    <link href="http://www.resistnet.com/xn/detail/2600775:BlogPost:2266419" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-12:/commentary/8494745</id>
    <updated>2010-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Everyone's Blog Posts - Patriotic Resistance </name>
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HR 2555 up for vote soon. http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=165701.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resistnet.com/xn/detail/2600775:BlogPost:2266419&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Salisbury News: Proposal In Congress Puts Feds In Middle Of ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2010/06/proposal-in-congress-puts-feds-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-12:/commentary/8494744</id>
    <updated>2010-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Salisbury News </name>
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&amp;quot;The &amp;#39;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&amp;#39; H.R. 2555, dubbed the &amp;#39;Beach House Bailout,&amp;#39; requires taxpayers across the country, and in your district, to subsidize insurance for wealthy homeowners along the Florida coastline,&amp;quot; the letter t&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2010/06/proposal-in-congress-puts-feds-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Is Insurance Industry Next Takeover? &#8211; The federal government, in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/06/13/is-insurance-industry-next-takeover-the-federal-government-in-its-efforts-to-take-over-health-care-auto-companies-wall-street-interests-student-loans-and-talk-about-plans-for-imposing-new-mand" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-12:/commentary/8494743</id>
    <updated>2010-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Breakdown of America </name>
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The plan, H.R. 2555 by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., has been reported out of the House Committee on Financial Services. It is expected to be up for its next vote soon. - Breakdown of America ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/06/13/is-insurance-industry-next-takeover-the-federal-government-in-its-efforts-to-take-over-health-care-auto-companies-wall-street-interests-student-loans-and-talk-about-plans-for-imposing-new-mand&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>the slave ship &#171; Rosettasister&amp;#39;s Weblog</title>
    <link href="http://rosettasister.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/the-slave-ship/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-11:/commentary/9306707</id>
    <updated>2010-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rosettasister's Weblog </name>
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&#8220;The &amp;#39;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&amp;#39; H.R. 2555, dubbed the &amp;#39;Beach House Bailout,&amp;#39; requires taxpayers across the country, and in your district, to subsidize insurance for wealthy homeowners along the Florida coastline,&#8221; the letter to memb&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rosettasister.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/the-slave-ship/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Is insurance industry next takeover target? &#171; Citizen Gravity</title>
    <link href="http://www.citizengravity.com/2010/06/12/is-insurance-industry-next-takeover-target/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-11:/commentary/8490709</id>
    <updated>2010-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Citizen Gravity </name>
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&amp;quot;The &amp;#39;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&amp;#39; H.R. 2555, dubbed the &amp;#39;Beach House Bailout,&amp;#39; requires taxpayers across the country, and in your district, to subsidize insurance for wealthy homeowners along the Florida coastline,&amp;quot; the letter t&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.citizengravity.com/2010/06/12/is-insurance-industry-next-takeover-target/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Daily Kos: State of the Nation</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/6/11/874928/-Green-diary-rescue-t-mix" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8536142</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
    </author>
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Cool Blue Reason lamented a proposal that Congress Is Pressing Forward a Vote on -- to Destroy Our Coastlines: &amp;quot;A new bill titled the &amp;quot;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act&amp;quot; (H.R. 2555) has been moving through the House, recently passed a committee ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/6/11/874928/-Green-diary-rescue-t-mix&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Pressing Forward Vote -- to *Destroy* Our Coastlines</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/6/10/874848/-Congress-Pressing-Forward-Voteto-*Destroy*-Our-Coastlines" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-09:/commentary/8490707</id>
    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
    </author>
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A new bill titled the &amp;quot;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act&amp;quot; (HR 2555) has been moving through the House, recently passed a committee vote, and now seems likely to be successful on the floor, given the support of Speaker Pelosi. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/6/10/874848/-Congress-Pressing-Forward-Voteto-*Destroy*-Our-Coastlines&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Florida Beach House hurts taxpayers Namic | 09062010 | Reactions ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-07:/commentary/8471238</id>
    <updated>2010-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insurance </name>
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According to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (Namic), the CBO has projected that HR 2555, which has also been called the &amp;#39;Beach House Bailout&amp;#39; bill, will add $1.7bn to the deficit over the next five. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reactionsnet.com/Article/2592027/Florida-Beach-House-hurts-taxpayers-Namic.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CBO Projects &#8220;Beach House Bailout&#8221; Cost at $1.7 Billion</title>
    <link href="http://www.namic.org/newsreleases10/100608nr1.asp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-06:/commentary/8485038</id>
    <updated>2010-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NAMIC Hurricane Resource Center </name>
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The CBO has projected that HR 2555, which has also been called the &#8220;Beach House Bailout&#8221; bill, will add $1.7 billion to the deficit over the next five years. The measure was introduced by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., to ensure that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.namic.org/newsreleases10/100608nr1.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com Digest &#8211; June 7, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2010/06/07/washingtonwatch-com-digest-june-7-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-06:/commentary/8471239</id>
    <updated>2010-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The WashingtonWatch.com Blog </name>
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HR 2555 The Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009 Costs $14.34 per family. S. 3104 A bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes Costs $1.64 per family. S. 3362 The Sustainable Schools Pollution Reduction Act of 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2010/06/07/washingtonwatch-com-digest-june-7-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CBO Update</title>
    <link href="http://positivereform.com/8372/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-06:/commentary/8464153</id>
    <updated>2010-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PositiveReform </name>
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http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11549; H.R. 2555, Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2010. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on April 27, 2010 http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11548 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivereform.com/8372/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 2555, Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2010 - HR 2555</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11548" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-03:/commentary/8740636</id>
    <updated>2010-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
    </author>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. June 2, 2010. H.R. 2555. Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2010. As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on April 27, 2010. SUMMARY. H.R. 2555 is aimed at increasing the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11548&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>National Association of REALTORS&#174; Legislative Advocacy for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realtor.org/wps/wcm/connect/d05e588042b2605688ecbcd4db880d7c/updated2010commercialtimeline.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&amp;amp;CACHEID=d05e588042b2605688ecbcd4db880d7c" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-01:/commentary/8532296</id>
    <updated>2010-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Commercial Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Catastrophe Risk: H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act.&amp;quot; March 3, 2010. NAR Asked Members of the U.S. House to Cosponsor Credit Union Business Lending Bill. In a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, NAR strongly urged ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/wps/wcm/connect/d05e588042b2605688ecbcd4db880d7c/updated2010commercialtimeline.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&amp;amp;CACHEID=d05e588042b2605688ecbcd4db880d7c&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Environmental Groups Oppose Homeowners Defense Act - Undesignated ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-30:/commentary/8490708</id>
    <updated>2010-05-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Technology Decisions </name>
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The legislation, H.R. 2555, the Homeowners Defense Act (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&amp;amp;docid=f:h2555ih.txt.pdf), is expected to be taken up by the House when it returns from the Memorial Day ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tech-decisions.com/News/2010/6/Pages/Environmental-Groups-Oppose-Homeowners-Defense-Act--.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Usually Right: Barker&amp;#39;s Newsbites: Thursday, May 27, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://usalyright.blogspot.com/2010/05/barkers-newsbites-thursday-may-27-2010.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8448321</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Usually Right </name>
    </author>
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HR 2555&amp;#39;s major provisions make it clear that it will ultimately insert the federal government into previously private insurance and reinsurance marketplaces at enormous costs to taxpayers.&amp;quot; The letter further noted that Florida&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usalyright.blogspot.com/2010/05/barkers-newsbites-thursday-may-27-2010.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.5327: United States-Israel Rocket and Missile Defense ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5327/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-20:/commentary/9306706</id>
    <updated>2010-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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Bills, People. H.R.2288 Endangered Fish Recov... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.264 Save America Comprehe... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.2555 Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense A... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2009. 1 &amp;middot; H.R.4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Stree. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5327/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MaxedOutMama: Beat And Starve The Ox</title>
    <link href="http://maxedoutmama.blogspot.com/2010/05/beat-and-starve-ox.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8343345</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MaxedOutMama </name>
    </author>
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The bill, H.R. 2555, would authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee debt of certain state catastrophic natural disaster insurance. In effect, see Section 202, it&amp;#39;s a guarantee for earthquake and hurricane insurance, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maxedoutmama.blogspot.com/2010/05/beat-and-starve-ox.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Legislation of the Day</title>
    <link href="http://nooilforpacifists.blogspot.com/2010/05/legislation-of-day.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-18:/commentary/8490711</id>
    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>No Oil for Pacifists </name>
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The bill, HR 2555, would authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee debt of certain state catastrophic natural disaster insurance. In effect, see Section 202, it&amp;#39;s a guarantee for earthquake and hurricane insurance, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nooilforpacifists.blogspot.com/2010/05/legislation-of-day.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>BEACH HOUSE BAILOUT?</title>
    <link href="http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19345" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-16:/commentary/9231871</id>
    <updated>2010-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NCPA | Daily Policy Digest </name>
    </author>
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wants us to pay for the Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act (H.R. 2555), which would make federal taxpayers pick up the tab for a disastrous state-run insurance program for Florida&amp;#39;s hurricane-prone beaches. The House may vote as soon as next week ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19345&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AFP: Beach house bailout?!? | Union County Republican Central ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ucrcc.org/?p=1482" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-16:/commentary/8321676</id>
    <updated>2010-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Union County Republican Central Committee </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
wants us to pay for the Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act (H.R. 2555), which would make federal taxpayers pick up the tab for a disastrous state-run insurance program for Florida&amp;#39;s hurricane-prone beaches. The House may vote as soon as next week ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ucrcc.org/?p=1482&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Florida Wants You to Pay Our Hurricane Insurance: HR 2555 ...</title>
    <link href="http://mustangrambles.com/society/florida-wants-you-to-pay-our-hurricane-insurance-hr-2555/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-16:/commentary/8321675</id>
    <updated>2010-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mustang Rambles </name>
    </author>
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Why do the Democrats think that every little inconvenience in life must be paid for by everyone else? Life sucks at times and we just have to put up with it. The Democrats, though, know that they can buy votes with your money and stay ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mustangrambles.com/society/florida-wants-you-to-pay-our-hurricane-insurance-hr-2555/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Beach House Bailout | Chicago Daily Observer</title>
    <link href="http://www.cdobs.com/archive/syndicated/beach-house-bailout/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-13:/commentary/8307614</id>
    <updated>2010-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chicago Daily Observer </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
wants us to pay for the Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act (H.R. 2555), which would make federal taxpayers pick up the tab for a disastrous state-run insurance program for Florida&amp;#39;s hurricane-prone beaches. The House may vote as soon as next week ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdobs.com/archive/syndicated/beach-house-bailout/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Realtors(R) Take to the Hill to Press Real Estate Concerns on Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.myforeclosurenightmare.com/realtorsr-take-to-the-hill-to-press-real-estate-concerns-on-congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-13:/commentary/8307613</id>
    <updated>2010-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Foreclosure Nightmare </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... a stateprogram for coverage for natural disasters. therefore, NAR supportssuch legislation as H.R. 2555 by Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.) to encouragestate property insurance programs to proactively address the need forinsurance coverage. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myforeclosurenightmare.com/realtorsr-take-to-the-hill-to-press-real-estate-concerns-on-congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Realtors Take to the Hill to Press Real Estate Concerns on ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.loansafe.org/realtors-take-to-the-hill-to-press-real-estate-concerns-on-congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/10116183</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LoanSafe.org </name>
    </author>
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Therefore, NAR supports such legislation as H.R. 2555 by Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.) to encourage state property insurance programs to proactively address the need for insurance coverage. Realtors&#174; also urged Congress to take action to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loansafe.org/realtors-take-to-the-hill-to-press-real-estate-concerns-on-congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Beach House Bailout??!! | Americans for Prosperity</title>
    <link href="http://www.afphq.org/051310-beach-house-bailout" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8684637</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Prosperity - National site </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
wants us to pay for the Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act (H.R. 2555), which would make federal taxpayers pick up the tab for a disastrous state-run insurance program for Florida&amp;#39;s hurricane-prone beaches. The House may vote as soon as next week ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.afphq.org/051310-beach-house-bailout&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Realtors Take to the Hill to Press Real Estate Concerns on Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.goldenforeclosures.com/blog/realtors-take-to-the-hill-to-press-real-estate-concerns-on-congress/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8343346</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GoldenForeclosures.com </name>
    </author>
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Therefore, NAR supports such legislation as HR 2555 by Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.) to encourage state property insurance programs to proactively address the need for insurance coverage. Realtors(R) also urged Congress to take action to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goldenforeclosures.com/blog/realtors-take-to-the-hill-to-press-real-estate-concerns-on-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>VOTE NO ON Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act (HR 2555),</title>
    <link href="http://www.teapartyofwmi.org/xn/detail/3249824:BlogPost:44108" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8328157</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Everyone&amp;#39;s Blog Posts - Tea Party of... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
wants us to pay for the Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act (HR 2555), which would make federal taxpayers pick up the tab for a disastrous state-run insurance program for Florida&amp;#39;s hurricane-prone beaches. The House may vote as soon as next week on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.teapartyofwmi.org/xn/detail/3249824:BlogPost:44108&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Beach House Bailout??!! | Americans for Prosperity</title>
    <link href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/051310-beach-house-bailout" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8316473</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Prosperity - National site </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
wants us to pay for the Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act (H.R. 2555), which would make federal taxpayers pick up the tab for a disastrous state-run insurance program for Florida&amp;#39;s hurricane-prone beaches. The House may vote as soon as next week ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americansforprosperity.org/051310-beach-house-bailout&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dad29: Have a Nice FLA Beach House? Well.....</title>
    <link href="http://dad29.blogspot.com/2010/05/have-nice-fla-beach-house-well.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8301169</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dad29 </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
wants us to pay for the Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act (H.R. 2555), which would make federal taxpayers pick up the tab for a disastrous state-run insurance program for Florida&amp;#39;s hurricane-prone beaches. The House may vote as soon as next week ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dad29.blogspot.com/2010/05/have-nice-fla-beach-house-well.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Realtors Walk Capitol Hill, Press Real Estate Concerns on Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestatechannel.com/us-markets/residential-real-estate-1/real-estate-news-national-association-of-realtors-nar-government-sponsored-enterprises-gses-fannie-mae-freddie-mac-senator-john-mccain-2528.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8301168</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>REC News Center </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Therefore, NAR supports such legislation as H.R. 2555 by Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.) to encourage state property insurance programs to proactively address the need for insurance coverage. Realtors also urged Congress to take action to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestatechannel.com/us-markets/residential-real-estate-1/real-estate-news-national-association-of-realtors-nar-government-sponsored-enterprises-gses-fannie-mae-freddie-mac-senator-john-mccain-2528.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress: Save the beach houses &#171; Don Surber</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/13940" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8301167</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Don Surber </name>
    </author>
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We understand that H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, may be scheduled for a floor vote in the near future. As representatives of organizations concerned about taxes, budgets, and federal spending, we strongly believe that such a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/13940&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Realtors&#174; Take to the Hill to Press Real Estate Concerns on Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2010/05/realtors_hill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/9472202</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Affairs Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Therefore, NAR supports such legislation as H.R. 2555 by Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.) to encourage state property insurance programs to proactively address the need for insurance coverage. Realtors&#174; also urged Congress to take action to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2010/05/realtors_hill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Realtors(R) Take to the Hill to Press Real Estate Concerns on ...</title>
    <link href="http://media.nhandvtrealestate.com/realtorsr-take-to-the-hill-to-press-real-esta" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/8554678</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>realtor-vickie&amp;#39;s posterous </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Therefore, NAR supports such legislation as HR 2555 by Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.) to encourage state property insurance programs to proactively address the need for insurance coverage. Realtors(R) also urged Congress to take action to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://media.nhandvtrealestate.com/realtorsr-take-to-the-hill-to-press-real-esta&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Realtors&#174; Take to the Hill to Press Real Estate Concerns on ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/realtors%C2%AE-take-hill-press-real-estate-concerns-congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/8293383</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PressReleasePoint - Free Press Release... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Therefore, NAR supports such legislation as H.R. 2555 by Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.) to encourage state property insurance programs to proactively address the need for insurance coverage. Realtors&#174; also urged Congress to take action to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/realtors%C2%AE-take-hill-press-real-estate-concerns-congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>GRRAblog: Why we need affordable and available property insurance</title>
    <link href="http://greensbororealtors.blogspot.com/2010/05/why-we-need-affordable-and-available.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/8293382</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GRRAblog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Improve the availability and affordability of property insurance by approving legislation, including H.R.2555, to encourage state property insurance programs to proactively address the need for much-needed insurance coverage. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://greensbororealtors.blogspot.com/2010/05/why-we-need-affordable-and-available.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AIA Voices Opinion to House Committee on Catastrophe-Related ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.aiadc.org/aiadotnet/docHandler.aspx?DocID=334303" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8520294</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Insurance Association News Releases </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On Thursday, April 22, 2010, the House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to mark-up several bills including HR 2555, the Homeowners Defense Act; HR 1264, the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009; and the Flood Insurance Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aiadc.org/aiadotnet/docHandler.aspx?DocID=334303&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act Approved by House Committee &#8211; Martindale.com</title>
    <link href="http://martendale.com/insurance-law/article_Edwards-Angell-Palmer-Dodge-LLP_1014402.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8383726</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Articles on Martindale.com </name>
    </author>
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On April 27, 2010, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009, HR 2555 (the &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;) was passed by the House of Representatives&amp;#39; Financial Services Committee by a vote of 39-26, and wil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://martendale.com/insurance-law/article_Edwards-Angell-Palmer-Dodge-LLP_1014402.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act Approved by House Committee &#8211; Martindale.com</title>
    <link href="http://lawyers.martindale.com/insurance-law/article_Edwards-Angell-Palmer-Dodge-LLP_1014402.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8374999</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Articles on Martindale.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On April 27, 2010, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009, HR 2555 (the &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;) was passed by the House of Representatives&amp;#39; Financial Services Committee by a vote of 39-26, and wil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawyers.martindale.com/insurance-law/article_Edwards-Angell-Palmer-Dodge-LLP_1014402.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AIA Voices Opinion to House Committee on Catastrophe-Related ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.aiadc.org/AIAdotNet/docHandler.aspx?DocID=334303" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8293386</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Insurance Association News Releases </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... expressing support for a long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and opposition to two catastrophe-related bills -- The Homeowners Defense Act (HR 2555) and the Multiple Peril Insurance Act (HR 1264).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aiadc.org/AIAdotNet/docHandler.aspx?DocID=334303&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act Approved by House Committee</title>
    <link href="http://www.martindale.com/insurance-law/article_Edwards-Angell-Palmer-Dodge-LLP_1014402.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-05:/commentary/8293385</id>
    <updated>2010-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Articles on Martindale.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On April 27, 2010, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009, HR 2555 (the &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;) was passed by the House of Representatives&amp;#39; Financial Services Committee by a vote of 39-26, and will head to the House floor for a full vote, although no date ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindale.com/insurance-law/article_Edwards-Angell-Palmer-Dodge-LLP_1014402.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.insurereinsure.com/blog.aspx?entry=2453" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8485037</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On April 27, 2010, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009, H.R. 2555 (the &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;) was passed by the House of Representatives&amp;#39; Financial Services Committee by a vote of 39-26, and will head to the House floor for a full vote, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insurereinsure.com/blog.aspx?entry=2453&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act Approved by House Committee</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8249879</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On April 27, 2010, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009, HR 2555 (the &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;) was passed by the House of Representatives&amp;#39; Financial Services Committee by a vote of 39-26, and will head to the House floor for a full vote, although no date ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insurereinsure.com/BlogHome.aspx?entry=2453&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Committee Approves Property and Flood Insurance Bills ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8241107</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2555: &#8220;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act&#8221; (Klein, D-FL) would provide for a federal reinsurance and loan guarantee program to help stabilize insurance rates for states that implement mitigation and building code programs and meet stringent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meredithmortgageteam.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/house-committee-approves-property-and-flood-insurance-bills/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Washington Report &#171; MeredithMortgageTeam&amp;#39;s Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8233721</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Ron Klein (D-FL): &#8220;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act&#8221; (H.R. 2555) to ensure access to affordable property insurance. Below is a link to testimony and a letter clarifying NAR&amp;#39;s position on these bills, as well as three other non-related bills also ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meredithmortgageteam.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/the-washington-report-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Extension &amp;amp; Reform of National Flood Insurance Program: House Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.toughtimesforlenders.com/2010/05/articles/market-trends/extension-reform-of-national-flood-insurance-program-house-bill-5114-bill-2555-leave-committee/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8249878</id>
    <updated>2010-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tough Times for Lenders </name>
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HR 5114, the &#8220;Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act&#8221;; HR 2555, the &#8220;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act&#8221;. The bills have the attention of the National Catastrophe Policyholders Coalition (NCPC), which is an alliance composed of the following ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toughtimesforlenders.com/2010/05/articles/market-trends/extension-reform-of-national-flood-insurance-program-house-bill-5114-bill-2555-leave-committee/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bachmann Amendment Safeguards Taxpayer Dollars From Political ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8249880</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RogueOn Minnesota </name>
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On Tuesday, I introduced an amendment during the Financial Services Committee mark-up of HR 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009. I&amp;#39;m proud to say that it was passed unanimously by the committee. My amendment prevents elected ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rogueonminnesota.org/blog/michele-bachmann-blog/bachmann-amendment-safeguards-taxpayer-dollars-from-political-corruption/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Talk TCAR: NAR Legislative Advocacy for Commercial Real Estate Issues</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8198696</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... and Community Opportunity and Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Entities at hearing titled &amp;quot;Approaches To Mitigating and Managing Natural Catastrophe Risk: H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act.&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://trianglecommercialassociation.blogspot.com/2010/04/nar-legislative-advocacy-for-commercial.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reforms Needed as Flood Insurance Reauthorization Moves Forward</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8198694</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Of particular concern are the Homeowners Defense Act (H.R. 2555) and the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009 (H.R. 1264) that threaten to exacerbate some of the worst problems and challenges with the NFIP: under-pricing risk, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/20214&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sanchez Measure for Affordable Earthquake Insurance Passes House ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theliberaloc.com/2010/04/28/sanchez-measure-for-affordable-earthquake-insurance-passes-house-financial-services-committee/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8198693</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Liberal OC </name>
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COGA and H.R. 2555 would help alleviate the costs associated with providing and purchasing catastrophic insurance and create nearly $1 billion dollars in savings for state-managed insurers like the California Earthquake Authority over 5 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theliberaloc.com/2010/04/28/sanchez-measure-for-affordable-earthquake-insurance-passes-house-financial-services-committee/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bachmann Amendment Safeguards Taxpayer Dollars From Political ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rogueonminnesota.org/zfeatured/bachmann-amendment-safeguards-taxpayer-dollars-from-political-corruption/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8191731</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RogueOn Minnesota </name>
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On Tuesday, I introduced an amendment during the Financial Services Committee mark-up of HR 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009. I&amp;#39;m proud to say that it was passed unanimously by the committee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rogueonminnesota.org/zfeatured/bachmann-amendment-safeguards-taxpayer-dollars-from-political-corruption/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Washington Report</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8241108</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Ron Klein (D-FL): &amp;quot;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act&amp;quot; (H.R. 2555) to ensure access to affordable property insurance. Below is a link to testimony and a letter clarifying NAR&amp;#39;s position on these bills, as well as three other non-related bills also .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/fedistrk.nsf/currwklyrpt/government%20affairs%20weekly&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Texas Insider &#187; Congressman: Don&amp;#39;t Cede to Russians Low Earth ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8198695</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Texas Insider </name>
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On Tuesday, I introduced an amendment during the Financial Services Committee mark-up of H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009. I&amp;#39;m proud to say that it was passed unanimously by the committee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.texasinsider.org/?p=25887&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Capital Soup &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Putnam Provisions Included in ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8191732</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Putnam worked to include language in HR 2555, &#8220;The Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&#8221; sponsored by Congressman Ron Klein (D-Fla.) that requires state insurance programs to set fiscally sound rates and provides proper online disclosures to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://capitalsoup.com/2010/04/27/putnam-provisions-includd-in-disaster-risk-measure/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Walking Knowledge: 4/27/2010 First Round Win and Tax Break 101 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8186538</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2009 or the GREEN Act of 2009, H.R. 5017, Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010, H.R. 2555, Homeowners Defense Act of 2009, H.R. 5072, FHA Reform Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://marketinstitute.org/2010/04/walking-knowledge-4272010-first-round-win-and-tax-break-101/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bachmann Amendment Safeguards Taxpayer Dollars from Political ...</title>
    <link href="http://bachmann.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=183012" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8228708</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Today, US Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06) introduced an amendment during the Financial Services Committee mark-up of HR 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009. It was passed unanimously. The amendment would prevent elected ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bachmann.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=183012&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Flood Insurance Extension &#171; Next Generation Realty Group</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8186539</id>
    <updated>2010-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Next Generation Realty Group </name>
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AIA President and CEO Leigh Ann Pusey urged lawmakers to pass a long-term extension of the flood program, but discouraged the passage of The Homeowners Defense Act (HR 2555) and the Multiple Peril Insurance Act (HR 1264). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nextgenerationrealtygroup.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/national-flood-insurance-extension-4/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Walking Knowledge: 4/22/2010 Regulations and Reforms | Market ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8158279</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Market Institute </name>
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10 a.m. FINANCIAL SERVICES &#8212; Full Committee Markup of H.R. 2336, Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2009 or the GREEN Act of 2009, H.R. 5017, Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010, H.R. 2555, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://marketinstitute.org/2010/04/walking-knowledge-4222010-regulations-and-reforms/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Newest Information on USDA -House Committee to Mark Up Sec. 502 ...</title>
    <link href="http://austinrealestatedaily.com/uncategorized/newest-information-usda-house-committee-mark-sec-502-guarantee-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8490710</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2336, Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighbourhoods Act of 2009 or the GREEN Act of 2009;; H.R. 5017, Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010;; H.R. 2555, Homeowners&amp;#39; Defence Act of 2009;; H.R. ____, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://austinrealestatedaily.com/uncategorized/newest-information-usda-house-committee-mark-sec-502-guarantee-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.5114: Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8293384</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : House Financial Services... </name>
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HR 5114, the &#8220;Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act&#8221;; HR 2555, the &#8220;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act&#8221;. The bills have the attention of the National Catastrophe Policyholders Coalition (NCPC), which is an alliance composed of the following . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5114/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Where&amp;#39;s My Insurance Bailout?</title>
    <link href="http://blog.riskrsquared.com/2010/04/wheres-my-insurance-bailout.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8171323</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Risk R-Squared </name>
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In a previous post I wrote about the joys of HR 2555, which seeks to create a federal program to protect the voters who live in catastrophe prone areas. Sponsored by a Floridian, logically. This disastrous piece of legislation implies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.riskrsquared.com/2010/04/wheres-my-insurance-bailout.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mothers for a Free America: Call Charlie Wilson and ask him to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8149455</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mothers for a Free America </name>
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Tomorrow, April 22, 2010, the House Financial Services Committee will &#8220;mark up&#8221; the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act (H.R. 2555). I&amp;#39;m not sure how much you&amp;#39;ve heard about this bill, but one portion of it is being referred to as the &#8220;Beach House ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mothersforafreeamerica.com/2010/04/call-charlie-wilson-and-ask-him-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House to review USDA extension options | Indiana USDA Mortgages</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8149454</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2336, Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighbourhoods Act of 2009 or the GREEN Act of 2009;; H.R. 5017, Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010;; H.R. 2555, Homeowners&amp;#39; Defence Act of 2009;; H.R. ____, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianausdamortgages.com/?p=309&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AIA speaks out against catastrophe bills | 20042010 | Reactions ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-18:/commentary/8158280</id>
    <updated>2010-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Property-catastrophe </name>
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On Thursday, April 22 2010, the House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to mark-up several bills including the Homeowners Defense Act (HR 2555) to ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners&amp;#39; insurance coverage for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reactionsnet.com/Article/2470116/AIA-speaks-out-against-catastrophe-bills.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AIA speaks out against catastrophe bills | 20042010 | Reactions ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-18:/commentary/8149457</id>
    <updated>2010-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>North America </name>
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On Thursday, April 22 2010, the House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to mark-up several bills including the Homeowners Defense Act (HR 2555) to ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners&amp;#39; insurance coverage for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://beta.reactionsnet.com/Article/2470116/AIA-speaks-out-against-catastrophe-bills.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NFIP Extended Until 5/31; Vote Looms On New Bill</title>
    <link href="http://blog.universal-condo.com/2010/04/18/nfip-extended-until-531-vote-looms-on-new-bill.aspx?ref=rss" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-17:/commentary/10292757</id>
    <updated>2010-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BLOG.UNIVERSAL-CONDO.COM </name>
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Maxine Waters, D-Calif., chairwoman of the House Subcommittee, HR 1264, the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009, the full committee also plans to take up HR 2555, the Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act, sponsored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.universal-condo.com/2010/04/18/nfip-extended-until-531-vote-looms-on-new-bill.aspx?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Readers&amp;#39; Forum: America needs to heed catastrophe&amp;#39;s lessons ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_14898953" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-15:/commentary/8149456</id>
    <updated>2010-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Columns </name>
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The legislation, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009 (HR 2555), would take a very small portion of our liability insurance premiums, normally paid to massive &amp;quot;reinsurers,&amp;quot; and place it in a national backstop fund, untouchable to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_14898953&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bloggers&amp;#39; Conference Call: The Beach House Bailout @</title>
    <link href="http://fromtheheartland.org/?p=1866" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-28:/commentary/7990661</id>
    <updated>2010-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Untitled </name>
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Ron Klein&amp;#39;s Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act (H.R. 2555) could saddle taxpayers with billions of dollars in new liabilities largely for the benefit of those who live in hurricane-prone coastal areas. Learn more on our short conference call. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fromtheheartland.org/?p=1866&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NAR: Resort: Washington Update: Archive</title>
    <link href="http://realtorbenefitsprogram.org/resorts/resorts/nar_washupdatearchive" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-27:/commentary/8083495</id>
    <updated>2010-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Resort Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
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Two House Financial Services Subcommittees held a joint hearing on approaches to managing natural-disaster risk including H.R. 2555, the Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act introduced by Rep. Ron Klein (D-FL). Testifying for NAR, Charles McMillan, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://realtorbenefitsprogram.org/resorts/resorts/nar_washupdatearchive&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>I report, you decide | The Arkansas REALTOR&#174;</title>
    <link href="http://positiverealestateprofessionals.com/ara/2010/03/26/report-decide/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-25:/commentary/7963100</id>
    <updated>2010-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Arkansas REALTOR&#174; </name>
    </author>
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The Florida Governor knows how to add two and two and come up with four so he went to one of his federal legislators &#8211; Representative Ron Klein &#8211; and got him to introduce HR 2555 (The Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act). This reinsurance bill puts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positiverealestateprofessionals.com/ara/2010/03/26/report-decide/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>USDA Home Loan Funding Announcement | Indiana&amp;#39;s USDA Expert</title>
    <link href="http://www.jeremiahwean.com/usda-funding-notice-2010" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-23:/commentary/8171324</id>
    <updated>2010-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Indiana's USDA Expert </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 2336, Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighbourhoods Act of 2009 or the GREEN Act of 2009; &#8226; H.R. 5017, Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010; &#8226; H.R. 2555, Homeowners&amp;#39; Defence Act of 2009; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jeremiahwean.com/usda-funding-notice-2010&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Insurer Groups Over Catastrophe Bill</title>
    <link href="http://best-mortgage-insurance.blogspot.com/2010/03/insurer-groups-over-catastrophe-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/7924880</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Best Mortgage Insurance </name>
    </author>
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Testimony at today&amp;#39;s hearing will revisit the Homeowners Defense Act (HR 2555), a bill that would provide a federal backup for states with catastrophe insurance funds and which its sponsor, Rep. Ron Klein, D- Fla., maintains will reduce ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://best-mortgage-insurance.blogspot.com/2010/03/insurer-groups-over-catastrophe-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Insurance Choice In 2011, Life Insurance, Car Insurance: Insurer ...</title>
    <link href="http://insurance-choice-usa.blogspot.com/2010/03/insurer-groups-over-catastrophe-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/7910139</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insurance Choice In 2011, Life Insurance,... </name>
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Testimony at today&amp;#39;s hearing will revisit the Homeowners Defense Act (H.R. 2555), a bill that would provide a federal backup for states with catastrophe insurance funds and which its sponsor, Rep. Ron Klein, D- Fla., maintains will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurance-choice-usa.blogspot.com/2010/03/insurer-groups-over-catastrophe-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Auto Car Insurance: Insurer Groups Over Catastrophe Bill</title>
    <link href="http://usa-auto-car-insurance.blogspot.com/2010/03/insurer-groups-over-catastrophe-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/7901587</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Auto Car Insurance </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Testimony at today&amp;#39;s hearing will revisit the Homeowners Defense Act (H.R. 2555), a bill that would provide a federal backup for states with catastrophe insurance funds and which its sponsor, Rep. Ron Klein, D- Fla., maintains will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usa-auto-car-insurance.blogspot.com/2010/03/insurer-groups-over-catastrophe-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Full Text of Bermuda ABIR Opposition to HR 2555 to Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://bernews.com/2010/03/abir-full-text-of-letter-of-opposition-to-us-congress/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-16:/commentary/7871214</id>
    <updated>2010-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bernews.com </name>
    </author>
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Full text letter sent by Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers Barney Frank ABIR filed opposition American regulation HR 2555 government reinsurance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bernews.com/2010/03/abir-full-text-of-letter-of-opposition-to-us-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NAR Calls for Affordable, Comprehensive, Proactive Disaster ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bobsproperties.com/2010/03/17/nar-calls-for-affordable-comprehensive-proactive-disaster-insurance-policy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-16:/commentary/7871213</id>
    <updated>2010-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bob's Properties </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
McMillan said that House bill, H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, authored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., is a good start toward a comprehensive solution by providing for stable funding sources that would offer the stability needed for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bobsproperties.com/2010/03/17/nar-calls-for-affordable-comprehensive-proactive-disaster-insurance-policy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Economic Legislation: Earthquake Risk, Insurance, and Recovery ...</title>
    <link href="http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/03/earthquake-risk-insurance-and-recovery.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-15:/commentary/7861782</id>
    <updated>2010-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Legislation </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Proposals include (1) establishing a national consortium to allow states to aggregate risk from state-sponsored insurance pools and transfer such risks to the capital markets through catastrophe bonds (H.R. 2555/S. 505), (2) a provision ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/03/earthquake-risk-insurance-and-recovery.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Eye on Washington</title>
    <link href="http://204.146.162.1/fedistrk.nsf/4fca10aeb5e60f4f86257414007015d5/42c592c37e08549c852576e3007035eb?OpenDocument" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-14:/commentary/8307615</id>
    <updated>2010-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Affairs Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 2555, the &amp;quot;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&amp;quot; would offer a comprehensive solution. A bi-partisan bill with more than 70 co-sponsors from 30 different states, it provides access to federal reinsurance and a guarantee for state loan programs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://204.146.162.1/fedistrk.nsf/4fca10aeb5e60f4f86257414007015d5/42c592c37e08549c852576e3007035eb?OpenDocument&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Washington Report</title>
    <link href="http://www.realtor.org/fedistrk.nsf/currwklyrpt/government+affairs+weekly" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-14:/commentary/7954444</id>
    <updated>2010-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>REALTOR.org Home Page </name>
    </author>
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Previous Issues | &amp;middot; Subscribe to RSS Feed | &amp;middot; Subscribe to Email Newsletter; March 22, 2010. In This Issue Realtor Insider DC News and Events Report Complete Streets Policy Adopted at USDOT Conventional Residential Lending Report ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/fedistrk.nsf/currwklyrpt/government+affairs+weekly&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Global Reinsurance - US state cat funds plan criticised</title>
    <link href="http://www.globalreinsurance.com/story.asp?storycode=383333" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-14:/commentary/7954442</id>
    <updated>2010-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GR Reinsurance </name>
    </author>
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The effect of HR 2555 would be to force US taxpayers countrywide to subsidize the insurance costs of state catastrophe funds in those states most exposed to hurricanes and earthquakes. Seventeen of the 23 ABIR members have US subsidiary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalreinsurance.com/story.asp?storycode=383333&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Eye on Washington</title>
    <link href="http://www.realtor.org/fedistrk.nsf/CurrEyeOnHill/current" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-11:/commentary/8142268</id>
    <updated>2010-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Affairs Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 2555, the &amp;quot;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&amp;quot; would offer a comprehensive solution. A bi-partisan bill with more than 70 co-sponsors from 30 different states, it provides access to federal reinsurance and a guarantee for state loan programs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/fedistrk.nsf/CurrEyeOnHill/current&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Eye on Washington</title>
    <link href="http://www.realtor.org/fedistrk.nsf/CurrEyeOnHill/current?opendocument" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-11:/commentary/7924881</id>
    <updated>2010-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Affairs Headlines from REALTOR.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 2555, the &amp;quot;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&amp;quot; would offer a comprehensive solution. A bi-partisan bill with more than 70 co-sponsors from 30 different states, it provides access to federal reinsurance and a guarantee for state loan programs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/fedistrk.nsf/CurrEyeOnHill/current?opendocument&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Proactive Disaster Homeowner&amp;#39;s Insurance Policy | AllRealEstate ...</title>
    <link href="http://allrealestate.com/for-sale/proactive-disaster-homeowners-insurance-policy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-11:/commentary/7882409</id>
    <updated>2010-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AllRealEstate: Real Estate For Sale News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
McMillan said that House bill, H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, authored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., is a good start toward a comprehensive solution by providing for stable funding sources that would offer the stability needed for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allrealestate.com/for-sale/proactive-disaster-homeowners-insurance-policy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Articles of Interest From The National Association Of Realtors ...</title>
    <link href="http://meredithmortgageteam.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/articles-of-interest-from-the-national-association-of-realtors/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-11:/commentary/7839912</id>
    <updated>2010-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MeredithMortgageTeam's Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 2555, the &#8220;Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act,&#8221; would offer a comprehensive solution. A bi-partisan bill with more than 70 co-sponsors from 30 different states, it provides access to federal reinsurance and a guarantee for state loan programs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meredithmortgageteam.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/articles-of-interest-from-the-national-association-of-realtors/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NAR calls for affordable disaster insurance</title>
    <link href="http://www.trulia.com/blog/davidwhite/2010/03/nar_calls_for_affordable_disaster_insurance" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/8158281</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>David White&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
McMillan said that House bill, HR 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, authored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., is a good start toward a comprehensive solution by providing for stable funding sources that would offer the stability needed for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.trulia.com/blog/davidwhite/2010/03/nar_calls_for_affordable_disaster_insurance&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>REALTOR&#174; Magazine-Daily News-NAR: Proactive Disaster Insurance Needed</title>
    <link href="http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/pages/News2010031101" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7963101</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Real Estate News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
McMillan said that House bill, H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, authored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., is a good start toward a comprehensive solution by providing for stable funding sources that would offer the stability needed for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/pages/News2010031101&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NAR Calls for Affordable, Comprehensive, Proactive Disaster ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/03/11/nar-calls-for-affordable-comprehensive-proactive-disaster-insurance-policy-ID06753.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7954443</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
McMillan said that House bill, H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, authored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., is a good start toward a comprehensive solution by providing for stable funding sources that would offer the stability needed for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2010/03/11/nar-calls-for-affordable-comprehensive-proactive-disaster-insurance-policy-ID06753.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Risk R-Squared: HR 2555...The Secret Health Care Bill?</title>
    <link href="http://blog.riskrsquared.com/2010/03/hr-2555the-secret-health-care-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7833034</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Risk R-Squared </name>
    </author>
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HR 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009, seeks to establish a federally backed risk pool for catastrophe exposed states. The bill&amp;#39;s sponsors (from Florida!) allege it will save money at the same time addressing the exorbitant ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.riskrsquared.com/2010/03/hr-2555the-secret-health-care-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NAR Calls for Better Disaster Insurance for Homeowners - Florida ...</title>
    <link href="http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2010/03/nar-calls-for-better-disaster-insurance-for-homeowners.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7833033</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Florida Real Estate Blog </name>
    </author>
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McMillan said that House bill, H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, authored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., is a good start toward a comprehensive solution by providing for stable funding sources that would offer the stability needed for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pascoflrealestate.typepad.com/john_elwell_realtor/2010/03/nar-calls-for-better-disaster-insurance-for-homeowners.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAR Calls for Affordable, Comprehensive, Proactive Disaster ...</title>
    <link href="http://tourthenewrealtor.com/press_room/news_releases/2010/03/property_insurance?tourthenewrealtor" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/8105203</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>REALTOR.org Home Page </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
McMillan said that House bill, H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, authored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., is a good start toward a comprehensive solution by providing for stable funding sources that would offer the stability needed for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tourthenewrealtor.com/press_room/news_releases/2010/03/property_insurance?tourthenewrealtor&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Catastrophe Experts Call for Quick Action on Catastrophe Protection</title>
    <link href="http://www.advancedrestoration.com/our-social-network/advanced-blog/bid/36563/Catastrophe-Experts-Call-for-Quick-Action-on-Catastrophe-Protection" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7823195</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Advanced Restoration Blog </name>
    </author>
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... Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises in support of HR 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, a bill sponsored by Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.advancedrestoration.com/our-social-network/advanced-blog/bid/36563/Catastrophe-Experts-Call-for-Quick-Action-on-Catastrophe-Protection&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Government distorted catastrophe market - Philadelphia Speaks ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.philadelphiaspeaks.com/forum/national/10823-government-distorted-catastrophe-market.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7823193</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Philadelphia Speaks Forum - Neighborhoods,... </name>
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US Rep Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa, is running a hearing in Congress this afternoon to review the Homeowners Defense Act (HR 2555), sponsored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla. The Insurance Journal lays out both.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.philadelphiaspeaks.com/forum/national/10823-government-distorted-catastrophe-market.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>NAR Calls for Affordable, Comprehensive, Proactive Disaster ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2010/03/property_insurance" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7823189</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>REALTOR.org Home Page </name>
    </author>
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McMillan said that House bill, H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, authored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., is a good start toward a comprehensive solution by providing for stable funding sources that would offer the stability needed for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2010/03/property_insurance&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bermuda Insurers File Opposition to American Bill | Bernews.com</title>
    <link href="http://bernews.com/2010/03/bermuda-insurers-file-opposition-to-american-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7823194</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bernews.com </name>
    </author>
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The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers has filed an opposition to a proposed new American regulation now in Congress. The Bill HR 2555:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bernews.com/2010/03/bermuda-insurers-file-opposition-to-american-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bermuda Insurers, Reinsurers Oppose State Cat Fund Bill &#8211; HR 2555 ...</title>
    <link href="http://insurancearchive.com/bermuda-insurers-reinsurers-oppose-state-cat-fund-bill-hr-2555/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7823191</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insurance Archive.com </name>
    </author>
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The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has filed an opposition to HR 2555 which, the Association warns would #34;replace private sector risk bearing capital with government ... Read further -&amp;gt; Bermuda Insurers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancearchive.com/bermuda-insurers-reinsurers-oppose-state-cat-fund-bill-hr-2555/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Louisiana Family Recovery Corps Urges Quick Action on National ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.your-story.org/louisiana-family-recovery-corps-urges-quick-action-on-national-catastrophe-fund-137745/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7823190</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Your Story </name>
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BATON ROUGE, La., March 9 /PRNewswire/ &#8212; Today the President of the Louisiana Family Recovery Corps urged the House Financial Services Committee to move quickly to consider and report the Homeowner&amp;#39;s Defense Act (HR 2555). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.your-story.org/louisiana-family-recovery-corps-urges-quick-action-on-national-catastrophe-fund-137745/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Catastrophe Insurance Bill Under Fire At House Hearing ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Catastrophe-Insurance-Bill.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7823188</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Property &amp; Casualty </name>
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WASHINGTON&#8212;The bill, the Homeowners Defense Act, H.R. 2555, was introduced by Rep. Ron Klein, D- Fla. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has filed companion legislation in the Senate. Primarily, the bill would establish a national catastrophe ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Catastrophe-Insurance-Bill.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bermuda Insurers, Reinsurers Oppose State Cat Fund Bill &#8211; HR 2555 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.agentbuilderinc.com/wordpress/2010/03/09/bermuda-insurers-reinsurers-oppose-state-cat-fund-bill-hr-2555/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7823187</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Agent Builder Blogosphere </name>
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The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has filed an opposition to HR 2555 which, the Association warns would &amp;quot;replace private sector risk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.agentbuilderinc.com/wordpress/2010/03/09/bermuda-insurers-reinsurers-oppose-state-cat-fund-bill-hr-2555/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AIA joins opposition to homeowners bill | 09032010 | Reactions ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/7823192</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>North America </name>
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Leigh Ann Pusey, president and CEO of the American Insurance Association, today sent a letter to the House Financial Services Committee voicing concerns over the Homeowners Defense Act HR 2555.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://beta.reactionsnet.com/Article/2441408/AIA-joins-opposition-to-homeowners-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1147366162&amp;amp;isRss=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-04:/commentary/7974124</id>
    <updated>2010-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>War on Terror - Homeland Security </name>
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The House Financial Services Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee will hold a hearing on legislation (HR 2555) to mitigate and manage the risks presented by natural catastrophes. 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1147366162&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1139669238&amp;amp;start=38" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-04:/commentary/7861783</id>
    <updated>2010-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>War on Terror - Homeland Security </name>
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The House Financial Services Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee will hold a hearing on legislation (HR 2555) to mitigate and manage the risks presented by natural catastrophes. 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1139669238&amp;amp;start=38&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4451: Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act - U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4451/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-11:/commentary/8485039</id>
    <updated>2010-01-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : House Energy and Commerce... </name>
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HR 4451 The Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act Costs $0.00 per family. HR 2555 The Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009 Costs $14.34 per family. S. 3104 A bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4451/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PAST CLINTON EFFICIENT ADVISER CONCLUDES THAT HOMEOWNERS&amp;#39; ARGUMENT ...</title>
    <link href="http://rss.fast9.com/past-clinton-efficient-adviser-concludes-that-homeowners-argument-act-is-an-provokeive-vehicle-to-help-safeguard/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-05:/commentary/7219399</id>
    <updated>2010-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News Articles|Blog Articles|Video Articles </name>
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The Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009 (HR 2555) is an in effect car to assistance understanding with a monetary extinction following vital healthy catastrophes, to assuage a intensity source of startle to a US economy, as good as to yield ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.fast9.com/past-clinton-efficient-adviser-concludes-that-homeowners-argument-act-is-an-provokeive-vehicle-to-help-safeguard/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3377: Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3377/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-10:/commentary/7901588</id>
    <updated>2009-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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ABIR supports pending hazard mitigation legislation including HR 3026 and HR 3377. HR 2555 will replace much of this private sector risk bearing capacity with debt guarantees and federal reinsurance to prop up state government funds; . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3377/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Updates</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifealongthehudson.com/site/90617" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/8023968</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Real Estate Tips and Tricks </name>
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McMillan cited House bill, H.R. 2555, the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act, authored by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., as a &amp;quot;good start.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;All reasonable proposals should be considered in creating a national policy to proactively address the inevitable &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifealongthehudson.com/site/90617&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Item 7</title>
    <link href="http://commission.margater.com/2009/10/item-7.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6407517</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Margate Florida - City Commission Meetings </name>
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RESOLUTION &#8211; URGING ALL MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT THE HOMEOWNERS&amp;#39; DEFENSE ACT OF 2009 (HR 2555); INSURANCE REFORM LEGISLATION WHICH WILL ADDRESS THE GROWING CRISIS IN THE AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF HOMEOWNERS&amp;#39; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://commission.margater.com/2009/10/item-7.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Homeowners Defense Act</title>
    <link href="http://commission.margater.com/2009/09/homeowners-defense-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/commentary/6216475</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Margate Florida - City Commission Meetings </name>
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RESOLUTION &#226;&#8364;&#8220; URGING ALL MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT THE HOMEOWNERS&amp;#39; DEFENSE ACT OF 2009 (HR 2555); INSURANCE REFORM LEGISLATION WHICH WILL ADDRESS THE GROWING CRISIS IN THE AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF HOMEOWNERS&amp;#39; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://commission.margater.com/2009/09/homeowners-defense-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Homeowners' Defense Act (HDA) : Conservative Thoughts</title>
    <link href="http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/07/31/homeowners-defense-act-hda/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/commentary/5709187</id>
    <updated>2009-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
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[8]Mayer, John, and Carafano, &#226;&#8364;&#339;Principles of Reform of Catastrophic Natural Disaster Insurance.&#226;&#8364;* [9]&#226;&#8364;&#339;The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009,&#226;&#8364;*H.R. 2555, 111th Cong., 1st Sess., Section 501. [10]Ibid. [11]Ibid., Section 101(d). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/07/31/homeowners-defense-act-hda/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act Rewards States for Bad Property Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/07/homeowners-defense-act-rewards-states-for-bad-property-insurance-decisions" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/9026371</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers: Economy </name>
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[8]Mayer, John, and Carafano, &amp;quot;Principles of Reform of Catastrophic Natural Disaster Insurance.&amp;quot; [9]&amp;quot;The Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009,&amp;quot;H.R. 2555, 111th Cong., 1st Sess., Section 501. [10]Ibid. [11]Ibid., Section 101(d). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/07/homeowners-defense-act-rewards-states-for-bad-property-insurance-decisions&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act Rewards States for Bad Property Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2009/07/Homeowners-Defense-Act-Rewards-States-for-Bad-Property-Insurance-Decisions" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/8048401</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers: Economy </name>
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[8]Mayer, John, and Carafano, &amp;quot;Principles of Reform of Catastrophic Natural Disaster Insurance.&amp;quot; [9]&amp;quot;The Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009,&amp;quot;H.R. 2555, 111th Cong., 1st Sess., Section 501. [10]Ibid. [11]Ibid., Section 101(d). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2009/07/Homeowners-Defense-Act-Rewards-States-for-Bad-Property-Insurance-Decisions&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act Rewards States for Bad Property Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/economy/wm2568.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/6832127</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers: Economy </name>
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[8]Mayer, John, and Carafano, &amp;quot;Principles of Reform of Catastrophic Natural Disaster Insurance.&amp;quot; [9]&amp;quot;The Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009,&amp;quot;H.R. 2555, 111th Cong., 1st Sess., Section 501. [10]Ibid. [11]Ibid., Section 101(d). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/economy/wm2568.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Homeowners' Defense Act Rewards States for Bad Property Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/research/economy/wm2568.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5753472</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers </name>
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[9]&quot;The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009,&quot;H.R. 2555, 111th Cong., 1st Sess., Section 501. [10]Ibid. [11]Ibid., Section 101(d). Error in custom ColdFusion module (/customcf/20090416-Print-WebMemo.cfm) Element RENDERFORPRINT is undefined ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/research/economy/wm2568.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Homeowners' Defense Act Rewards States for Bad Property Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Economy/wm2568.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5700313</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers </name>
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[8]Mayer, John, and Carafano, &quot;Principles of Reform of Catastrophic Natural Disaster Insurance.&quot; [9]&quot;The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009,&quot;H.R. 2555, 111th Cong., 1st Sess., Section 501. [10]Ibid. [11]Ibid., Section 101(d). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/Economy/wm2568.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The CIA Memory Hole: Financing Catastrophic Risk: Title II (H.R. ...</title>
    <link href="http://ciamemoryhole.blogspot.com/2009/07/financing-catastrophic-risk-title-ii-hr.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-24:/commentary/5650924</id>
    <updated>2009-07-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The CIA Memory Hole </name>
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H.R. 2555 would authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a guarantee program for debt issued by eligible state insurance and reinsurance programs set up to assist in the financial recovery from natural catastrophes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ciamemoryhole.blogspot.com/2009/07/financing-catastrophic-risk-title-ii-hr.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The CIA Memory Hole: Financing Catastrophic Risk: Summary of H.R. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-23:/commentary/5635541</id>
    <updated>2009-07-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The CIA Memory Hole </name>
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On May 21, 2009, Representative Ron Klein introduced a similar measure (H.R. 2555), in terms of the Consortium, but different in that it would: (1) establish a federal natural catastrophe reinsurance fund to provide reinsurance coverage ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ciamemoryhole.blogspot.com/2009/07/financing-catastrophic-risk-summary-of_24.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The CIA Memory Hole: Financing Catastrophic Risk: Summary of the ...</title>
    <link href="http://ciamemoryhole.blogspot.com/2009/07/financing-catastrophic-risk-summary-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5623668</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The CIA Memory Hole </name>
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On May 21, 2009, Representative Ron Klein introduced a similar measure (H.R. 2555), in terms of the Consortium, but different in that it would: (1) establish a federal natural catastrophe reinsurance fund to provide reinsurance coverage ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ciamemoryhole.blogspot.com/2009/07/financing-catastrophic-risk-summary-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill seeking financial recovery after catastrophe gets Clinton ...</title>
    <link href="http://ifawebnews.com/2009/07/21/bill-seeking-financial-recovery-after-catastrophe-gets-clinton-economists-support/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-20:/commentary/5623667</id>
    <updated>2009-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Jonathan Orszag, former economic advisor to Clinton, and Doug Fontaine, a California-based economist, co-authored a report on the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 (HR 2555), which they call &#226;&#8364;&#339;an effective vehicle&#226;&#8364;* for restoring homes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ifawebnews.com/2009/07/21/bill-seeking-financial-recovery-after-catastrophe-gets-clinton-economists-support/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-20:/commentary/5623666</id>
    <updated>2009-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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505 and HR 2555); The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications; Hedge Funds: Should They Be Regulated? Impeachment: An Overview of Constitutional Provisions, Procedure, and Practice; Iran: US Concerns and Policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cubgovpubs.blogspot.com/2009/07/congressional-research-service-crs_21.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Aggregator Site &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Bill seeking financial recovery ...</title>
    <link href="http://agregator.melodanta.com/bill-seeking-financial-recovery-after-catastrophe-gets-clinton-economist%E2%80%99s-support.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-20:/commentary/5614881</id>
    <updated>2009-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Aggregator Site </name>
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Jonathan Orszag, former economic advisor to Clinton, and Doug Fontaine, a California-based economist, co-authored a report on the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 (HR 2555), which they call &#226;&#8364;&#339;an effective [...] RelatedNatural. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://agregator.melodanta.com/bill-seeking-financial-recovery-after-catastrophe-gets-clinton-economist%E2%80%99s-support.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Letter from Klein on insurance legislation &#194;&#171; Broward News and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-09:/commentary/5510487</id>
    <updated>2009-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Broward News and Entertainment Today </name>
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The Homeowners' Defense Act (H.R. 2555) has more than 50 co-sponsors from over 30 states, and is supported by Democrats and Republicans alike. For more information, including a bill summary, please visit www.klein.house.gov and click on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://browardnet.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/letter-from-klein-on-insurance-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama's Efforts To Help Homeowners Garner Support - Jonathan ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.ctnews.com/kantrowitz/2009/07/10/obamas-efforts-to-help-homeowners-garner-support/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-09:/commentary/5510486</id>
    <updated>2009-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jonathan Kantrowitz </name>
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A report co-authored by Jon Orszag, a former economic advisor to President Clinton, and economist Doug Fontaine concludes that the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 (HR 2555) is an effective vehicle to help deal with the financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.ctnews.com/kantrowitz/2009/07/10/obamas-efforts-to-help-homeowners-garner-support/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; The Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009 (HR 2555) is an effective vehicle to help deal with the financial devastation following major natural catastrophes, to alleviate a potential source of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://turkey-for-sale.com/2009/07/09/istanbul-real-estate-13/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 (HR 2555) is an effective vehicle to help deal with the financial devastation following major natural catastrophes, to alleviate a potential source of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pressrelated.com/press-release-former-clinton-economic-adviser-concludes-that-homeowners-defense-act-is-an-effective-vehicle-to-he.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Former Clinton Economic Adviser Concludes That Homeowners' Defense ...</title>
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The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 (HR 2555) is an effective vehicle to help deal with the financial devastation following major natural catastrophes, to alleviate a potential source of shock to the US economy, and to provide ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsunfiltered.com/archives/2009/07/former_clinton.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-07:/commentary/5517696</id>
    <updated>2009-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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ProtectingAmerica.org in the report it issued, written by Jon Orszag, a former economic advisor to President Clinton, and economist Doug Fontaine, said the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009, H.R. 2555, is an &#226;&#8364;&#339;effective vehicle to help ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2009/7/Pages/Groups-Voice-Opposing-Views-On-US-Catastrophe-Policy-.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Insurance in World: Natural Disaster Policy Should Not Incentivize ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-05:/commentary/5559547</id>
    <updated>2009-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The hearing centered on the affordability and availability of coastal insurance with a particular focus on H.R. 2555, the Homeowners Defense Act, legislation recently introduced by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla. &#226;&#8364;&#339;While this is an important ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceinworld.blogspot.com/2009/07/natural-disaster-policy-should-not.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Disaster Insurance Would Help Consumers, Says Florida ...</title>
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introduced The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 with more than 40 co-sponsors from 21 states&#226;&#8364;&#166; H.R. 2555 is a new and refreshing approach in providing more than thirty states with the opportunity to pool their risk of natural disasters. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rismedia.com/2009-07-06/national-disaster-insurance-would-help-consumers-says-florida-association-of-realtors/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Natural Disaster Policy Should Not Incentivize Risky Behavior ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The hearing centered on the affordability and availability of coastal insurance with a particular focus on H.R. 2555, the Homeowners Defense Act, legislation recently introduced by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla. &#226;&#8364;&#339;While this is an important ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://incur.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/natural-disaster-policy-should-not-incentivize-risky-behavior-namic-tells-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Press Release - America's Leading Disaster Experts Urge Action on National Catastrophe Backstop</title>
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ProtectingAmerica ...  to discuss &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.2555&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pressrelated.com/press-release-americas-leading-disaster-experts-urge-action-on-national-catastrophe-backstop.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-01:/commentary/5484982</id>
    <updated>2009-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Your current legislation, HR 2555, takes significant steps towards a comprehensive disaster preparedness policy for the federal government. As we have discussed, there are three key points that are critical to any comprehensive solution ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1001676345&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Natural Disaster Policy Should Not Incentivize Risky Behavior ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-30:/commentary/5440200</id>
    <updated>2009-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The hearing centered on the affordability and availability of coastal insurance with a particular focus on H.R. 2555, the Homeowners Defense Act, legislation recently introduced by Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla. &#226;&#8364;&#339;While this is an important ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.namic.org/newsreleases09/090702nr1.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financing Catastrophic Risk: Summary of the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/5881008</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On May 21, 2009, Representative Ron Klein introduced a similar measure (H.R. 2555), in terms of the Consortium, but different in that it would: (1) establish a federal natural catastrophe reinsurance fund to provide reinsurance coverage ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40680/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financing Catastrophic Risk: Summary of the Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/5840027</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On May 21, 2009, Representative Ron Klein introduced a similar measure (H.R. 2555), in terms of the Consortium, but different in that it would: (1) establish a federal natural catastrophe reinsurance fund to provide reinsurance coverage ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40680&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>insurance: U.S. House Panel to Bring Homeowners Insurance Crisis ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-28:/commentary/5400991</id>
    <updated>2009-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Klein has introduced the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 (H.R. 2555), which would allow states that choose to participate in a national catastrophe insurance pool to spread the risk of natural disasters. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancebizs.blogspot.com/2009/06/us-house-panel-to-bring-homeowners.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Klein has introduced the Homeowners&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Defense Act of 2009 (HR 2555), which would allow states that choose to participate in a national catastrophe insurance pool to spread the risk of natural disasters. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://marketinsurance.info/2009/06/27/us-house-panel-to-bring-homeowners-insurance-crisis-hearing-to-florida/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Reintroduced in May as H.R. 2555, the legislation would allow states to join a national catastrophe insurance pool. The bill is opposed by carriers and reinsurers that doomed it in the last Congress. The bill had strong support in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2009/6/Pages/Florida-Hearing-Set-On-Cat-Issues.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On the Federal level, the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced HR 2555, The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009, which addresses natural disaster insurance across the country. The goal of the bill is to ensure the availability and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cfc3org.blogspot.com/2009/06/coastal-insurance-brief-history-only.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HUD Announces Guidance for Use of Tax Credit on FHA Loans. In his speech at the National Association of REALTORS&#194;&#174; Housing Summit on May 12, 2009, US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://homesandbusinessesinspain.com/?p=1243&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On May 21, 2009, Representative Ron Klein (D-FL) reintroduced the Homeowners&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Defense Act of 2009, HR 2555 (the &quot;Act&quot;), which would allow states to join a national catastrophe insurance pool and would potentially reduce the cost and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insurereinsure.com/BlogHome.aspx?entry=1673&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5111860</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill, H.R. 2555, is similar to legislation that passed the House in 2007 but was rejected by the Senate in 2008 as an amendment to legislation that would reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Plan. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2009/5/Pages/Bill-To-Create-US-Catastrophe-Pool-Introduced.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.2555 Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2555/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=wAw4T9CVGqqFsgLlr42PAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEtVreeZvgozO_w-M0cHIOKkwvjNQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 2555, The Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009</title>
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US Congress: HR 2555, The Homeowners&amp;#39; Defense Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2555.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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US Congress: HR 2555, The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200517731.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 2555, The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009</title>
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US Congress: HR 2555, The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200517731.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR2555 Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 on OpenCongress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2555/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 2555, The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009</title>
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US Congress: HR 2555, The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2555.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 2555: Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us)</title>
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A bill in the US Congress: To ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2555&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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