Trump's talk of attaching conditions to California’s federal disaster aid has put state Republican members of Congress in a quandary.
President Donald Trump was in Southern California touring what is left of the Pacific Palisades, calling what he saw ‘unbelievable’. Central Valley representatives Vince Fong and Tom McClintock were in attendance for a press conference following the tour.
Trump has threatened to withhold federal aid to California unless it makes policy changes. How will the state's House GOP delegation respond?
At the same time, California Governor Gavin Newsom has postured California to lead the Trump resistance, calling for a special session to “Trump-proof” the state and has already allocated millions of dollars to help fund potential lawsuits.
The Laken Riley Act, named for an Athens, Ga., nursing student murdered last year by an undocumented man, passed in the House by a 253 to 156 vote. Forty-six Democrats, including six from California, and 217 Republicans voted for the bill. There was no GOP opposition, while 156 Democrats voted no.
All the talk about attaching conditions to California’s federal disaster aid have placed the state’s Republican members of Congress in a quandary.
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made headlines when he voiced his support for putting conditions on federal aid for the recovery from the Los Angeles area fires, and at least one of Johnson's California Republican colleagues is on board.
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All the talk about attaching conditions to California’s federal disaster aid have placed the state’s Republican members of Congress in a quandary.
By 2020, as a result of California s recent extreme environmental and social policies the state lost 4 3 million acres to wildfires