LINCOLN- Nebraska U.S. Rep. Mike Flood held his first hearing Tuesday as chair of a Housing & Insurance Subcommittee, and introduced as one of the group’s testifiers a local face: Columbus city administrator Tara Vasicek. Flood, a Norfolk Republican, earlier this year was tapped to lead the subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, pledging to try to find solutions to America’s housing crisis and provide more access to reliable insurance products.

In opening the Capitol Hill hearing, Flood described himself as a “straight shooter” who doesn’t “hide the ball” and who would try to be fair to all, regardless of political affiliation. He discussed a subject that he said touches the lives of every person, both on the coasts and in Midwest rural communities: the cost of housing. In the hearing titled: Building Our Future: Increasing Housing Supply in America, Vasicek said she wanted to provide a local perspective.

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