DeLay Commends Treasury Dept. on TRIA Report; House Will Review Treasury's Recommendations

U.S. Newswire, June, 2005

WASHINGTON, June 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) today commended the Treasury Department for completing its review of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) and submitting its recommendation that TRIA not be extended in its current form. The Treasury Department's report states that extending TRIA will have little impact on the economy and may hinder the development of the post 9/11 insurance market.

"As Congress begins its debate on the future of terrorism insurance, it's imperative that we remember TRIA was intended to be a temporary program. Any solution must depend on the ingenuity of the private insurance markets and not the involvement of the federal government as a re-insurer or permanent backstop," DeLay said. "I'm confident that...

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