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In response to several Republicans threatening to withhold disaster relief from Los Angeles wildfire victims, <\/em>DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman released the following statement:  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump and his allies in Congress see the suffering of wildfire victims as nothing more than a bargaining chip in their quest to make billionaires even richer. Instead of providing help to the impacted families who need it most, Trump and Republicans want to play politics with disaster aid to appease their billionaire backers.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is threatening to play politics with disaster relief, suggesting tying it to his reconciliation bill so he can get \u201ceverything we want.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cIf you add Los Angeles into it then you can really do one, big beautiful bill because frankly they want that so badly. They want the money to go out there so badly. And I don\u2019t think we should do a bill until Los Angeles is included, and when Los Angeles is included, we get everything we want.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this week, Johnson refused to rule out \u201cstrings\u201d on disaster aid in the latest example of Republicans playing politics with billions in relief.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristen Welker<\/a>: \u201cCan you commit that California disaster relief won’t have strings attached?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Johnson: \u201cNo, I won’t commit to that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Trump\u2019s lead, a chorus of Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to California.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso<\/a>: \u201cI expect that there will be strings attached to money that is ultimately approved.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post:<\/a> \u201cRep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) said California and other Democratic-controlled states would need to atone for \u2018bad behavior\u2019 if they wanted federal assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cTuberville says California doesn\u2019t \u2018deserve\u2019 funding after wildfires unless it makes \u2018some changes\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans: We Want \u2018Strings Attached\u2019 to California Fire Aid\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just weeks ago, Speaker Johnson went along with Trump\u2019s orders to break a bipartisan agreement, threatening a government shutdown and critical disaster relief funding in the process.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Bresnahan, Punchbowl News<\/a>: \u201cNew: Trump is telling Republican senators that he is totally opposed to the CR<\/strong> & believes Mike Johnson has mishandling the situation\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawrence Jones III, Fox News<\/a>: \u201cI just spoke with the President-Elect @realDonaldTrump, and he is \u2018totally against\u2019 the proposed CR<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cPresident-elect Donald Trump excoriated a bipartisan government funding bill Wednesday afternoon, throwing the stopgap measure into chaos just as leaders of both parties were hoping to pass it<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201cThe new stopgap measure, with approval from the House, Senate and President Biden<\/strong>, would keep the government funded through March 14, giving lawmakers more time to reach agreement on new spending bills when the GOP controls both the House and the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In response to several Republicans threatening to withhold disaster relief from Los Angeles wildfire victims, DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman released the following statement:   \u201cDonald Trump and his allies in Congress see the suffering of wildfire victims as nothing more than a bargaining chip in their quest to make billionaires even richer. 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