Sixty-seven Members of Congress (Representatives) voted against Flood Insurance for Sandy Claims. Here is a roll call from the House of Representatives' website.
There is a real question whether the availability of Flood Insurance, among other factors, leads to desirable outcomes in the future, including whether continuing construction in areas prone to flooding is actually a good thing for the United States going forward. See, e.g., the series begnning here on December 6, 2012, continuing here on December 9, 2012, and continuing on Insurance Claims and Issues Blog on December 10, 2012 and December 12, 2012. See also the post here on December 30, 2012.
However, this is not the same thing as taking a position against paying Flood Insurance Claims already incurred by people suffering from Sandy.
Not one of the 67 Representatives who voted against Flood Insurance for Sandy Claims appears to be from areas devastated by Sandy.
The majority of the 67 appear to have so-called "safe seats," meaning that they are unlikely to be damaged electorally by their vote against Flood Insurance for Sandy Claims, including one Paul Ryan.
These people may have a right to vote against paying valid insurance claims, if we let them.
But they have no right to call their votes Good Faith.
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