NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The United States Senate voted Tuesday to extend the National Flood Insurance Program.
The program was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday night, which is right in the middle of hurricane season.
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to extend the program.
The program has been extended for four months.
This is the seventh short-term extension in less than a year.
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