Lawmakers want to know why cost of disasters like Sandy is skyrocketing

Gov. Chris Christie met a hostile crowd at Jimbo's restaurant on the Seaside Heights boardwalk on Friday, the eve of the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Homeowners were angry and frustrated over what they say is too long of a recovery process. (MaryAnn Spoto | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

WASHINGTON — Legislation to renew operations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency through 2020 would require a study of why disaster costs continue to rise and what can be done about it. The bill was introduced Friday by the leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the chairs of the subcommittees that oversees FEMA.…

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