Washington journal. Weill take you le to that hearing on the Senate Banking committee. Live coverage. We will see you tomorrow morning at 7 00 a. Eastern. Chair brown the committee will come to order. Thank you to the witnesses f joining us. This hearing is a continuation of our effortso ena longterm reauthorization of the flood surance program and fip programs. It has been extend 28 times since december 2017. The latest extension will expire rch 8 of this year. We will disclose we will discuss local leader perspectives and the challenge of potential solutions to the risks that flooding poses to committees across th country. Soany issues, transportation, housing, eacof these is a priority for this committee. These leaders know all too well, floodi is the most costly Natural Disaster facg the country. It is devastating to communities in every state. That is one good reason that mayor patterson is here from my stat landuse patterns play a role in whether people want to and whether people