Posted on 01/13/2025 2:02:07 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Wildfire-ravaged California should not receive a blank check from the federal government for emergency aid, House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Monday.
“I think we’ve got to have a serious conversation about that,” Johnson (R-La.) told reporters as the House returned to work following a three-day weekend.
“Obviously, there has been water resource mismanagement. Forest management mistakes — all sorts of problems. And it does come down to leadership,” the speaker explained.
“It appears to us that state and local leaders were derelict in their duty in many respects. So that’s something that has to be factored in. I think there should probably be conditions on that aid. That’s my personal view. I haven’t seen what the consensus is.”
Currently, Congress has no concrete plans for whether or how to provide supplemental assistance to the Golden State in the wake of half a dozen blazes that have killed at least 24 people, destroyed thousands of structures and caused billions of dollars in damage.
Over the weekend, some two dozen Republicans dined with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago and discussed the possibility of tying supplemental wildfire aid to an increase in the debt ceiling ahead of an expected June deadline to avert default, Politico reported.
Johnson confirmed Monday that there has been “some discussion” about tying additional aid to a debt limit increase.
Scores of Republicans have faulted California’s all-Democratic leadership for failures ahead of the wildfires, including a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget of $17.6 million for this current fiscal year by Mayor Karen Bass.
Over the weekend, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) also predicted that there would be “strings attached” for any additional aid.
“I expect that there will be strings attached to money that is ultimately approved, and...
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It should be attached to a bill removing Statehood for California and having it revert back to a territory so Trump can put a few Generals and Admirals in place to right the ship
They voted for this.
Rhetoric and posturing by Johnson. He won’t impose anything.
Exhibit 1A of consequences of our printed, fiat currency, issued by a central-planning authority, which allows nearly unlimited government debt and spending.
Therefore leftist state governments never have to face responsibility. They will always be bailed-out by their confreres in Washington DC.
Leadership begins and ends with accountability
DOn’t give California the money without conditions.
The ONLY condition is no Demonic Party filth has ANY direct access to or decision-making power regarding where and how it is spent. Period.
While I do agree there needs to be significant controls on the Federal aid, let’s be sure to NOT be the recovery hindrance either.
Keep in mind that there’s two yuge events coming that will put California in the spotlight in 2028.
The Olympics and a potential Presidential run by Newsome. Our political risk here is substantial if Newsome successfully resurrects LA even halfway out of the ashes. In fact, even if all is one time, any “hindrances or perceived interferences” could impact a JD Vance run.
And if you don’t think Newsome already is eyeing this golden ring shining in the fires, I have some land to sell you in Malibu.
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you forgot the biggest culprits
the environmental groups that sue and the feds and state that settle out of court , give the econuts whatever they want AND pay their legal/court expenses
i call it
” The Tango “
Everyone likes NGOs, right? So how about have Musk set up a private company specifically to administer federal funds for the LA fires? Open, transparent, every dime gets posted online. After all, democracy dies in darkness and we woudln’t want that.
these eco nuts are the ones that tear out dams and resivors
block brush clearing
block managed burns
push rewilding
Let the Sierra Club fund them if they want to virtue signal over Climate Change.
I was born and raised in California.
Not too far away from the fire zones.
I escaped to WA state and then to Hawaii.
Two horribly blue states, but nowhere as
bad as CA is. All the intelligent people
left CA long ago, leaving a Majority of
Idiots that only vote for Democrats.
Y’all get what you vote for and Y’all
have a mess to cleanup.
The rest of the country will not miss
what has been destroyed.
So why should we pay for it to be restored to idiots?
I don’t mind helping out most all disasters, but this fire was caused by Democrat idiots, ignoring all the rules
of fire safety the CA I grew up in practiced.
So you “Woke” people can fix your own Feces
and wipe your own butts!
may your state and life not be ruined by dominion, hart, e&s, dmv vote reg, no i.d. voting , mail in ballots, dead and nonexistent and multiple voting ilk at non residence addresses during election month(s) or runbeck printing presses using invisible ink around ballots.
Two thumbs WAAAAY UP ! !
If California wants all American taxpayers to help rebuild burned-out sections of L.A., Congress and the President should demand the resignations of Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass and the lesbian fire chiefs of L.A.
American taxpayers can demand rational adults be in charge of the rebuilding efforts, not these WOKE morons !
Let’s see if they will ALL resign so the peasants can receive federal help to rebuild.
Let’s see how unselfish they can be “for the good of their suffering citizens.”
I won’t hold my breath waiting for their resignations.
“All the intelligent people
left CA long ago, leaving a Majority of
Idiots that only vote for Democrats.”
Spoken like a true chicken shit that turns tail and runs when faced with adversity.
California legislature needs to pass a law requiring reports affirming fire breaks, water management, reservoir conditions etc. the report should be signed by the governor attesting the reports are accurate and submitted to DC annually for a period of no less then 20 years.
Why should anyone stay in a state thats run by imbeciles, by the majority of voters who are imbeciles. Do you live in California?
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