Claims disputes have led to many lawsuits, and many of those who have lost their homes have discovered that the only help available to them now is a low-interest loan. Not unreasonably, President George W. Bush wants government grants to bail out only the approximately 20,000 homeowners who can’t be faulted for failing to buy flood insurance, because they lived outside the designated flood plains.
保费引发的争执很多上了法庭，很多房屋遭受毁坏的人们发现，唯一可能提供帮助的是低息贷款。并不奇怪，乔治·W·布什政府只愿为将近20，000位屋主赔偿损失；这些屋主确实不需因未投保而受到任何指责，因为他们并不住在洪泛区。