Dear Neighbor,
Last night, I hosted a telephone town hall meeting to hear from Central Floridians while I'm in Washington, D.C. voting. If you want to participate in the next telephone town hall meeting, please contact my office (863-644-8215 or 863-752-4790).
As always, please continue to write, call, and email your opinions to my office. I could not effectively represent you in Congress without the advice of my constituents. It is an honor and a privilege to serve you in Congress.
Your Congressman,
Dennis A. Ross
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Proposing Solutions to Strengthen Flood Insurance Proposal to Benefit Homeowners and Taxpayers
I urged House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters to include two joint provisions in the House's proposal to address the exorbitant flood insurance rates by giving homeowners more options and more affordable prices that the government can't:
• Give states the authority to license flood insurance.
• Require that FEMA disclose available data, under appropriate privacy protocols, that provide the basis for risk premium rates for flood insurance. This will allow the private market to develop its own rates and procedures.
The House bill as currently drafted, with these additions, is a bill that would continue the spirit of reform, prevent the NFIP from incurring more debt, and lay the foundation for offloading flood risk from the taxpayer and onto the private market.
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2014 Congressional Art Competition for Central Florida High School Students
I am hosting the 2014 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Florida's 15th Congressional District in conjunction with the Polk Museum of Art. The winning piece of artwork will be featured in the U.S. Capitol. Artwork must be delivered to the Polk Museum of Art by Friday, March 14. Click here for more information.
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Tomorrow's Service Academy Information Session
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My office is hosting a Service Academy Information Session on March 1 for students in grades eighth-eleventh to learn about opportunities to attend a United States service academy upon graduating high school. It will include details about the application process and the academy requirements.
Representatives from the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy will be in attendance.
Details:
Saturday, March 1, 2014
10 a.m.
Florida Army National Guard Armory
4140 Drane Field Road
Lakeland, FL 33811
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