Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is backing placing conditions on disaster assistance for California in the wake of the destructive wildfires blazing around the Los Angeles area, a position already drawing opposition from Democrats.



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Johnson backs conditions on California fire aid

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Speaker Johnson calls for ‘conditions’ on California wildfire aid

A number of Republicans are calling for conditions to any federal aid that goes to California as the state struggles with catastrophic wildfires.

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'Conditions' should be placed on California wildfire aid: House Speaker Mike Johnson

The GOP House speaker claimed California leaders “were derelict in their duty.”

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Speaker Mike Johnson suggests 'conditions' needed on disaster aid for LA wildfires

Wildfire-ravaged California should not receive a blank check from the federal government for emergency aid, House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Monday.

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Federal aid for LA wildfires should have ‘conditions’ attached due to Dem ‘mismanagement,’ Speaker Johnson declares: ‘Comes down to leadership’

Speaker Mike Johnson backs placing conditions on disaster assistance for California in the wake of destructive wildfires blazing around Los Angeles, a position already drawing Democratic opposition.

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Some Republicans distanced themselves from Mike Johnson after he suggested conditioning disaster aid to California.

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Republicans push back on Mike Johnson's California aid remark

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said conditions should be attached to congressional aid sent to help fight the wildfires in Los Angeles. While walking through the Capitol, CNN’s Manu Raju asked Johnson whether he believed conditions should be attached to wildfire assistance. Johnson argued that there should be, reasoning that state and local officials showed incompetence in their response. “Obviously, there’s been water resource mismanagement,…

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Mike Johnson says there should be 'conditions' on California wildfire aid - Washington Examiner

WASHINGTON—Any disaster relief funding issued by Congress in response to recent wildfires in Los Angeles may come with policy conditions, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Jan. 13.
The wildfires, which began on Jan. 7 amid low humidity and high winds, have affected over 40,000 acres of land in Los Angeles County—particularly, the Pacific Palisades in the City of Los Angeles, Altadena, and the City of Malibu—and killed at least 24 people as of p…

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Speaker Johnson Says Congress Should Impose Conditions on California Wildfire Aid

Florida Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz called out House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) assertion that he wants "conditions" put on federal aid to the blue state of California.Johnson told CNN's Manu Raju on Monday, "Obviously, there's been water resource mismanagement, forest management mistakes, all sorts of problems. And it does come down to leadership. And it appears to us that state and local leaders were derelict in their duty in many respect…

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'It will never end': Dem condemns House speaker's desire for 'conditions' on CA fire aid

House Speaker Mike Johnson says there "should probably be conditions" placed on additional federal aid to address the devastation from the LA fires.

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Speaker Johnson backs conditions on California fire aid

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