John -
Lost in the national news – but always top of mind for me – are the people in Los Angeles still recovering from one of the worst natural disasters in our history.
Earlier this year, hurricane-force winds in Los Angeles County fueled a firestorm that left at least 25 people dead and burned to the ground thousands of homes, businesses, schools and places of worship.
Even with the state prepositioning firefighting and law enforcement assets — and the quick deployment of the mightiest firefighting force in the country — the 100-mile-per-hour winds fueled unimaginable conditions that grounded our aerial fleet and created a firestorm that swept through whole neighborhoods in a matter of hours.
Families are still recovering. They need help.
Yesterday, President Trump threatened to withhold that help out of spite. That's right – because he thinks I’m not being nice enough to him.
Let me be clear: Sucking up to the President should not be a requirement for him to do the right thing for the American people. And I am talking about the millions of people in California who voted for him, as well.
But I will remind him: California pays the bills around here. We're a donor state. In 2023, Californians contributed $83.1 billion more than we received from the federal government.
The money we are asking for is our money.
We're not a welfare state like Texas - whose Republican leadership has created a situation where they take $71 billion more from the federal government than they provide.
Only a truly disturbed person would threaten to withhold aid from victims because they don’t like someone.
Gavin Newsom
ℹ️ To my fellow Democrats — don't scroll past this. 🇺🇸
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