GOP lawmakers are already considering how they can use the Los Angeles wildfires to extract concessions from California.
“There can’t be a blank check on this, however, because people want to make sure that as rebuilding occurs… that these sorts of things can’t happen again,” he said.
“The policies of the liberal administration out there, I believe have made these fires worse.” Barrasso went on to envision an aid package with “strings attached.”
Disaster aid should never come with strings attached,” he wrote.
DEI is deadly,” Watters said earlier this week, before claiming that the state was “scrub[bing] white males from the fire department.”
Lawmakers from the Republican Party are already thinking about using the wildfires in Los Angeles to pressure California into making concessions.
On Sunday, while appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Wyoming Republican Sen. According to John Barrasso, the wildfires were caused by “gross mismanagement in California by elected officials” and he envisioned hearings before any congressional approval of federal aid was given.
There can’t be a blank check on this, though, as people want to ensure that as the reconstruction progresses. that circumstances like these can never occur again,” he stated. “I think these fires have gotten worse because of the liberal administration’s policies. “.”.
Then, Barrasso envisioned a package of aid with “strings attached.”. “,”.
Rep. Florida’s Maxwell Frost. expressed his displeasure with Barrasso’s remarks about X.
“This is shameful. “There should never be any conditions attached to disaster assistance,” he wrote. “There are no strings. Regardless of their residence, every single time. “.”.
The wildfires have been portrayed as the direct consequence of liberal policymaking by Republicans and MAGA media outlets. The fires have been attributed to diversity initiatives by Fox News hosts like Jesse Watters and conservative narrative-shapers like Libs of TikTok.
“California is killing itself right in front of us. A little earlier this week, Watters declared that DEI is lethal before accusing the state of “scrub[bing] white males from the fire department.”. “.”.