[blueplum]

in other words, wormy little Newsom is looking for a reason, any reason, to keep the fed grant instead of returning it to the Treasury. So a 1/2B link becomes $3.6 B overnight. The consultants and experts and assorted other ‘special interests’ must be delighted the cash cow can still be milked.

Except Newsom forgot - that debt can be deducted from any disaster relief requested.

[Publius]

I suspect the $3.5 billion federal grant issue will eventually be adjudicated when Trump demands a refund.

[Seaplaner]

...in other words, wormy little Newsom is looking for a reason, any reason, to keep the fed grant instead of returning it to the Treasury. So a 1/2B link becomes $3.6 B overnight. The consultants and experts and assorted other ‘special interests’ must be delighted the cash cow can still be milked.

In other words, what would Vito Corleone do?

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