Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says fire aid to California should come with conditions
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Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says fire aid to California should come with conditions

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Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says fire aid to California should come with conditions toggle caption John Locher/AP President Biden has promised that the federal government will "give anything and everything" to help California. Among them is Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who said California's leadership made "stupid decisions in mismanagement" of wildfire mitigation. "We have to get people to assess and take on the risks themselves," Johnson told NPR's Steve Inskeep. toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP In an interview with Morning Edition, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said "California's always been there for other regions of the country in their time of crisis.

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Republican senator says California ‘doesn’t deserve funding’ after devastating wildfires
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Republican senator says California ‘doesn’t deserve funding’ after devastating wildfires

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville said that California “doesn’t deserve” any …

Speaker Johnson calls for ‘conditions’ on California wildfire aid
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Speaker Johnson calls for ‘conditions’ on California wildfire aid

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested on Monday that lawmakers might …

Republican leaders want to condition aid to California. Rank and file isn’t sure
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Republican leaders want to condition aid to California. Rank and file isn’t sure

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju that state and local leaders …

‘Half the Country’s Thinking Magically’: California Fire Victims Grapple with the Political Paralysis Over Climate Change
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‘Half the Country’s Thinking Magically’: California Fire Victims Grapple with the Political Paralysis Over Climate Change

Politico  

There’s an idea I’ve heard from many Democrats, especially in California, that more experience with natural disasters might spur more urgency around climate change. California’s former governor, Jerry Brown, told me when we met last month in Sacramento that Trump might represent something of an opening for Democrats on the issue: “If the assault on the environment is as extreme …

Could Trump really cut off wildfire aid for California? Absolutely
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Could Trump really cut off wildfire aid for California? Absolutely

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Then-President Trump and Paradise Mayor Jody Jones view damage from the Camp fire in Paradise in November 2018. Trump has threatened to cut off federal disaster aid for California wildfires if he’s reelected in November. “He has promised revenge on those who did not support him, or who challenged him, California being one of several states.” Trump has said he’ll …

Trump threatens to withhold firefighting funds from California after accusing FEMA of not doing enough
3 months ago

Trump threatens to withhold firefighting funds from California after accusing FEMA of not doing enough

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After spending days spreading misinformation about FEMA not helping victims …

Biden announces funding to combat climate change, raises campaign money, during swing through California
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden announces funding to combat climate change, raises campaign money, during swing through California

LA Times  

President Biden talks with California Gov. “I’ve toured many sites across the country that clearly show climate change is a genuine existential — the existential threat to humanity,” Biden said as he stood near a salt marsh at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center in the San Francisco Bay. “There’s simply no president in modern American history that’s done …

GOP push to shake label of climate crisis denier runs into Trump
3 years, 2 months ago

GOP push to shake label of climate crisis denier runs into Trump

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CNN — As global temperatures rise, some congressional Republicans are feeling the pressure to show they’re embracing climate change and offer up their own plan for how to deal with it. “It’s kind of a recent phenomenon in conservative politics, and really has developed well in the last few years,” said Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas, one of the Republicans …

Biden sees shortages to stop climate-change fueled wildfires
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden sees shortages to stop climate-change fueled wildfires

Associated Press  

President Joe Biden is sounding the alarm about the need for more resources to fight a series of wildfires in western states, as climate change has worsened the spread and ferocity of the blazes. “Jay, you’re beginning to convince the American people there is a thing called climate crisis,” the president said at the start of his remarks, before reeling …

Five things Joe Biden can do to fight climate change — without Congress’ help
4 years, 2 months ago

Five things Joe Biden can do to fight climate change — without Congress’ help

LA Times  

Climate change is fueling record-breaking fires, hurricanes and floods. If Republicans keep control of the Senate, then much of the legislation that would be needed to implement Biden’s aggressive plans to tackle climate change would likely be blocked. Make America drive like California, again One of the most significant steps Biden could take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would to …

In California, Trump continues to deny climate change is real: ‘It will start getting cooler’
4 years, 4 months ago

In California, Trump continues to deny climate change is real: ‘It will start getting cooler’

LA Times  

President Trump walks to speak to reporters as he arrives at Sacramento McClellan Airport on Sept. 14, 2020, for a briefing on the California wildfires. The president said, “Absolutely.” A few moments later, however, during a presentation by California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Trump said: “It will start getting cooler, you just watch.” When Crowfoot said that science disagreed, …

Trump’s ‘ridiculous’ tweet about California wildfires
6 years, 5 months ago

Trump’s ‘ridiculous’ tweet about California wildfires

CNN  

CNN — Wildfires are raging in California. “California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amounts of readily available water to be properly utilized,” the US President wrote on Twitter. “Nice!” The problem with his tweets, according to environmental scientists and California water experts, is that there’s way more …

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