“We’ve got to have a serious conversation about that. Obviously, there has 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 and in many respects.
“So that’s something that has to be factored in. I think there should probably be conditions on that aid.
“That’s my personal view. We’ll see what the consensus is. I haven’t had a chance to socialize that with any of the members over the weekend, because we’ve all been very busy, but it’ll be part of the discussion for sure.” – House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Yesterday GOP Sen. John Barrasso told ABC News that federal disaster aid to California will come with “strings attached.”
Recent federal disaster aid to Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Georgia contained no conditions or “strings attached.”
New — Asked Speaker Johnson about placing conditions on aid to California, and he tells us: “I think there should be conditions on that aid.” Said that’s his personal view before talking with the conference.
Also says “there’s some discussion” within the House GOP about tying… pic.twitter.com/CZmjZb7WLd
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 13, 2025