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Legislation introduced in the House on Monday would prevent President Trump from receiving federally subsidized flood insurance amid warnings that the effects of climate change could cause parts of his Mar-a-Lago resort and other south Florida properties to be underwater in coming years.
Rep. Earl Blumenauers (D-Ore.) bill - titled the Prohibiting Aid for Recipients Ignoring Science (PARIS) Act - would ensure properties owned by a president or family members cant have access to subsidized insurance from the National Flood Insurance Program.
An analysis by Coastal Risk Consulting found that the Mar-a-Lago grounds in Palm Beach, Fla., could be under at least a foot of water for 210 days a year because of tidal flooding.
And its not just Mar-a-Lago, where Trump spent many weekends this past winter after taking office in January, that might be affected by rising sea levels resulting from climate change.
Trumps oceanfront condos in Miami and his Doral golf course would also be threatened, according to projections by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the South Florida Regional Climate Change Compact.
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gratuitous
(82,849 posts)After all if it's a Chinese hoax, as President Trump repeatedly says, then this bill shouldn't affect him in the slightest.
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)Soon flood insurance won't be available for any properties near the coast. His property is vulnerable on both the ocean and intercoastal waterway side.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)The capital markets set the cost....why should taxpayers????.., if want embrace capitalism....embrace all of it
Harry Manch
(11 posts)Pay up, Trumpf. You can afford it. Otherwise, PARIS Act will not help your worthless properties and your billion are being wasted. Much like your stupid wall in Palm Beach is considered a waste of taxpayer dollars.