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Newsom Receives Strong Criticism From the White House Related to Aid for Forest Fire Victims
Governor Newsom seeks $33.9 billion for wildfire recovery as only 340 homes have started rebuilding nearly a year after 16,000 structures were destroyed, citing federal delays.
- On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom visited Capitol Hill to press lawmakers for $33.9 billion in disaster recovery for the Pacific Palisades and Altadena fires, urging Congress to "have our backs".
- Facing slow rebuilding, California Legislature provided $2.5 billion in bridge funding while about 340 homes have started reconstruction and Republican lawmakers sought to link further aid to risk reduction.
- While in Washington, Gavin Newsom blamed President Donald Trump for delaying reconstruction and said Congress cannot vote on disaster aid unless the administration forwards it; he was denied a meeting with the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Though Democrats offered warm support, local officials faced criticism for slow rebuilding, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was called out for a Palisades occupancy permit granted to a model home recently.
- The January fires destroyed 16,000 structures, and Congress approved $62.3 billion and $60.4 billion for Hurricane Katrina and Sandy recoveries, highlighting federal disaster costs.
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The White House plunged Gavin Newsom for asserting that Donald Trump had abandoned those affected by forest fires
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DNyuzWhite House slams Newsom after gov claims Trump admin turned down LA wildfire aid meeting: ‘No idea what he’s talking about’
More than $7 billion in federal funds have been issued to California since January, when the Palisades and Eaton fires torched thousands of acres of land and high-priced homes, but the Golden State governor wants a lot more.
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ZERO SHAME: California Governor Gavin Newsom Blames TRUMP for Lack of Rebuilding in L.A. a Year After Wildfires
Almost a year after the wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in southern California, failed Governor Gavin Newsom is trying to blame President Trump for the lack of rebuilding.
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