FEMA Doesn't Know If Wealthy Homeowners Receive Flood Subsidies

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Dec. 15, 2015

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"There are more than 5 million policyholders nationwide, but the report largely focuses on about 500,000 homeowners who are losing long-held discounts, said Leonard Shabman, an economist with Resources for the Future who oversaw the report."

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Leonard A. Shabman

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Len Shabman is a Senior Fellow at RFF. His current work balances time spent in research with advisory activities in order to have a direct bearing on the design and execution of water and related resources policy.

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