Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has echoed the sentiment of others in the Republican Party saying any federal aid for the fires in Los Angles should come with conditions so that funds are properly used to prevent similar disasters in the future.
Speaking to NPR’s “Morning Edition”, Johnson said that “it is Congress’ place to instruct” California “as to what to do on a state and local level, with forest management, with building codes, with whatever it might be.”
As of Wednesday, the two main fires ravaging Los Angeles, those from the cities of Palisades and Eaton, have consumed more than 40,000 acres, destroyed more than 12,000 structures, killed at least 24 people, and forced almost 200,000 others to evacuate their homes.
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