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The US has a significant flooding problem Congress can help Tom Wathen, opinion contributor © Getty Images The US has a significant flooding problem Congress can help As Congress works to craft comprehensive infrastructure legislation, lawmakers have a golden opportunity to address a major issue that affects every state in the country and costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year: flooding. Flood-related events are the most common and costly natural disaster in the U.S., causing more than $900 billion in damage and losses since 2000. The problem and the costs have worsened over recent decades, with increasing impacts from destructive hurricanes, riverine flooding and growing frequency of localized heavy rains that inundate communities from coast to coast.

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