{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dondavis.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-don-davis-urges-congress-restore-national-flood-insurance-program", "Congressman Don Davis Urges Congress to Restore the National Flood Insurance Program", "2025-10-07", "2025", "2025-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Donald G. Davis", "D000230", "dondavis.house.gov", "dondavis", "https://dondavis.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) is calling to restore authority for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as part of any deal to reopen the U.S. government.\n\n\u201cEach day the shutdown continues, more homebuyers, sellers, and small businesses are put at risk. Congress must act urgently to restore the National Flood Insurance Program, a lifeline for eastern North Carolina,\u201d said Congressman Davis. \u201cOur hardworking families cannot afford another day of uncertainty during hurricane season.\u201d\n\nThe lapse in NFIP authority has halted the issuance and renewal of flood insurance policies, delaying mortgage closings and real estate transactions across the region. In North Carolina\u2019s First District alone, more than 11,000 NFIP policies provide over $3.2 billion in insured value\u2014coverage many rural and coastal residents rely on because private options are unaffordable.\n\nThe NFIP expired September 30.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://dondavis.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-don-davis-urges-congress-restore-national-flood-insurance-program"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8397679775953293, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}