A government shutdown means the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can’t sell flood insurance. National Republicans say Democrats representing Florida in the U.S. House may be putting homes in danger.

“ Jared Moskowitz and Darren Soto’s vote that shut down the government isn’t just a cowardly partisan move, it’s a flat-out dangerous situation,” said Maureen O’Toole , a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee . “Floridians deserve a representative who serves them, not threatens them.”

The attack came shortly after the National Association of Realtors (NAR) sounded alarms on how an ongoing federal shutdown could impact the flood insurance market. The National Flood Insurance Program ( NFIP ) has limited transactions amid the federal shutdo

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