New Jersey Lawmakers Seek Delay In Flood Insurance Rate Hike

For New Jersey, that means that 170,860 of 217,178 current policyholders- or 79%- would see their premiums go up, while the remaining 21% would pay less. Robert Menendez, D- N.J., got FEMA to reopen claims and the agency eventually paid out another $350 million. Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania, the top Republican on the Senate banking committee.