The Record - By Herb Jackson
…[Stop FEMA Now Leader George] Kasimos said Menendez won a committed following by challenging the way the Christie administration was managing federal grants for Sandy recovery, sponsoring a law last year that repealed many increases in flood insurance rates that Congress ordered in a 2012 law, and pressuring FEMA to reopen flood insurance claims after reports that insurance companies were low-balling payments.
“I’m a Jersey guy,” Kasimos said. “You got my back, I got your back.”
Jay Whalen of Jackson, who is nearly finished rebuilding his vacation house in Little Egg Harbor, said Menendez’s staff intervened when he could not get a flood insurance payment he deserved because an adjuster was insisting on a certificate of occupancy that the law did not require.
“I am a registered Republican, although I vote for the person, not the politics,” Whalen wrote on Facebook. “Senator Menendez has done more for NJ people, especially Sandy victims, than Christie has. His staff are working hard and he is for the people.” …
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