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Mike Johnson vows to hold aid to California hostage after deadly fires

Summary

House Speaker Mike Johnson stated that federal aid for California's devastating Los Angeles wildfires, which have killed at least 24 and displaced nearly 200,000 people, should come with conditions, citing alleged failures by state and local leaders.

Johnson also hinted at tying aid to debt ceiling negotiations.

Other Republican leaders, including Senators John Barrasso and Ron Johnson, expressed similar views, blaming liberal policies for exacerbating the fires.

Critics denounce these positions as cruel, given the scale of destruction, with over 12,000 buildings lost and massive evacuation orders in effect.

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  • The guy who represents one of the welfare states that takes a lot more money from the union than they give back... is doing this to one of the big blue states that gives to the union a lot more than they get back?

    Fucking pathetic, greedy, immoral little shit. I hope his home gets wiped out in the next natural disaster that hits good state.

  • The entire qon thing of "California bad" is just so very fucking stupid. It's clear they are very jealous of California, which is arguably our most important state.

  • California might as well be in the G7. So go right ahead Johnson, be petty and watch what happens when we stop paying federal taxes. You better believe we’ll be able to fund this kind of shit ourselves if we don’t have to share…

  • If y'all want to see what happens to the federal budget when California stops paying, keep it up.

    Should probably stop giving the free money to moochy red states though.

  • Johnson also hinted at tying aid to debt ceiling negotiations

    Some of us here will be directly affected by Johnson’s debt ceiling concessions. How does it feel to be commoditised like this, to the point of your household becoming a bargaining chip?

    You, personally, are worth no more to Johnson & co than the number of services Newsom is willing to cut (and thus how many citizens will be pressed) in order to meet Johnson’s demands.

    That’s infuriating, and it flies in the face of humanitarianism. Slaps it right in the face.

    e: I can’t spell

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