California Democratic state Rep. Robert Rivas declined Thursday to answer questions about when a special legislative session will be called to allocate $25 million to the state to fight President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration.
Wildfires have ravaged multiple jurisdictions in the Los Angeles area, killing at least five people and destroying hundreds of buildings.
KCRA-TV’s Ashley Zavala asked Rivas whether the timing of the special session was appropriate to increase resources for legal battles with the incoming Trump administration. (Related article: ‘It’s not brain surgery’: LA resident outraged over failure to prepare for wildfires says Newsom and Bass played ‘Russian roulette’)
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“So, um, I’m here to deal with this, this, you know, these, these… wildfires. This is a historic… wildfire. This is a historic event. And as I said, these wildfires are very likely to be the worst wildfires and disasters in our state’s history,” Rivas said.
California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, called a special session of Congress on November 7, two days after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
Zavala asked whether now was “the right time.”
“While these wildfires are occurring and people are trying to understand what’s going on and are worried about whether they can get disaster relief or homeowners insurance, your chambers are filled with Donald Trump.・We did our best to participate in the special session to prepare for Trump.”In a sense, this can already be done without holding a special session,” Zavala said.
Rivas answered.
“So, certainly, as speakers, our focus right now is, um, at this point, my colleagues and I are acting very urgently, very urgently to ensure that we get much-needed relief.” Angelenos, we need to help our region recover and help those most affected by this disaster. what we are doing,” Rivas said. “And that, this, the response from our first responders is unprecedented and they are, again, doing everything they can to control and contain these multiple fires. As we prepare for the recovery, we can make sure that we are still keeping people safe and that we, as a state and as a Congress, are doing everything we can to support the recovery. I intend to. ” (Related: ‘Why wasn’t there water?’: Pacific Palisades residents call out Karen Bass for ‘inadequate’ response to wildfires)
City cut Last year, the Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget was cut by about $20 million, with most of the cuts affecting the department’s supplies. Democratic Mayor Karen Bass also attended. ghana As part of a delegation when a wildfire breaks out.
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