WASHINGTON--Senators from Mississippi and Louisiana are demanding major changes in the Senate version of legislation extending and reforming the National Flood Insurance Program, including adding a wind coverage option, before they allow the bill to reach the Senate floor for action.

The issue is critical, because there are major differences between the House bill, which the two delegations support, and the Senate bill, which passed the Senate Banking Committee last year.

Authorization for the program expires Sept. 30 unless Congress acts.

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