Law360, New York (May 23, 2012, 6:24 PM ET) -- Leading senators agreed Wednesday to quickly vote on a short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program, which is set to expire at the end of May, according to a spokesman for Sen. David Vitter, who was pushing for a longer extension.
The Louisiana Republican had attached an amendment to a Food and Drug Administration user fee bill that would have renewed the NFIP for five years, but agreed to remove it after Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., agreed to bring up a 60-day extension...