David Winston Quotes (16 Quotes)

NAMIC strongly supports more stringent building codes however, we recognize that enacting these laws at the state level has been very difficult. Therefore, there is a critical need to develop federal incentives to encourage states to adopt these codes.

Now we're going to find out the resilience of this White House. There's no question this is the single most difficult moment in public opinion that this White House has faced in office.

People may not always agree with him, but they trust him.

Assuming that efforts to revive S. 852 prove unsuccessful, Congress will be able to consider true asbestos reform legislation. We will continue working with Congress on a medical criteria approach to asbestos reform legislation.

NAMIC strongly supports the expansion of Section 831(b)(2). The modification of this section is very important to the communities that depend on small propertycasualty insurance companies to provide them with affordable property insurance. Many small companies are approaching the current 1.2 million limit and both they and their customers will be adversely impacted if it is not raised. With the increased election level, tied to an annual adjustment in the cost-of-living, these insurance companies can continue to keep premiums low in rural areas where larger insurers either do not write coverage or charge higher premiums than consumers can afford.

What the Democrats are trying to do is make this a referendum about Bush. What we are saying is, 'Look, this is about a choice.' The strategy is to go out and define what this choice is going to be about and that's what you are beginning to see.

The top items to be considered in this second session of the 109th Congress promote the core values and strengths of NAMIC members.

What he needs to do over this summer is to make sure that it is clear to the American people that he's working on both of those problems.

His strong leadership in the wake of the 9-11 terrorist attacks helped to calm the financial markets by passing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.

While NAMIC agrees that there needs to be additional reform to the NFIP, we do not believe that these reforms should stand in the way of Congress passing the additional borrowing authority that the NFIP has requested. NAMIC believes that we must take care of those homeowners who did the right thing by purchasing flood insurance, and we must do so immediately.

Right now, this is unsettling noise that in the short run is not going to be favorably received but in the long run is neutral until either a conviction or acquittal occurs,

All three represent significant challenges. All three could go the wrong way for him, or all three could go the right way.

If the election were held today, it would be a much tougher election.

I think there are a lot of people in the business community who are saying that to some degree, the oil industry brought some of this criticism on itself.

They are unhappy with the behavior of the oil companies. These are free market guys. They believe the market works. But in this case they are concerned that the consumer was clearly taken advantage of ... and they're pretty angry about it.

Anytime you have a situation like this, you're responsible for the government. If it performs, great, and if it doesn't, people are going to want to know why, and rightfully so.