California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for expedited aid with no “strings attached” multiple times. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he “won’t commit” to providing aid without conditions to the flame-engulfed region of Los Angeles County.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has maintained that any relief aid for California and Los Angeles is likely to require policy review first.
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says he cannot commit to disaster relief for California’s wildfires without strings attached, citing “foolish policy decisions” that should be evaluated before providing funding.
Newsom blasted Johnson for saying that "conditions" should be placed on aid for California's ongoing fire emergency.
Some Republicans distanced themselves from Mike Johnson after he suggested conditioning disaster aid to California.
Johnson also blasted California’s Democratic leadership, saying, "It appears to us that state and local leaders were derelict in their duty."
A number of Republicans are calling for conditions to any federal aid that goes to California as the state struggles with catastrophic wildfires.
Go figure. Such are the conditions of Mr. Mike Johnson and his Republican caucus. For Israel, anything. For our brothers and sisters in California, a miserable lesson in voting blue. Here’s ...
The House is barreling toward a contentious debate over disaster relief for California as many — but not all — Republicans call for conditions to be placed on the assistance, an idea
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested Monday there should be conditions on federal aid for California as it addresses the impacts of massive wildfires.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that "there should probably be conditions" on aid to help California deal with devastating wildfires when asked if he's open to sending funding, signaling a possible political battle over helping the traditionally Democratic state.
Republicans have discussed making extra disaster aid part of upcoming spending negotiations and conditioning aid to California