California Gov. Gavin Newsom asks legislators to approve $2.5 billion for fire aid in an expanded special session

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "My GOP colleagues say we have to choose between helping LA recover from wildfires & protecting CA from Trump.
40% : Indeed, we must do both, since Trump & co. are threatening federal aide for LA & threatening to deport a big portion of our construction workforce," Wiener said in a post to social media.
19% : Trump directed blame for the fires at Newsom, saying in a post to Truth Social that "Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California.
4% : "Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones (R-San Diego) said in a statement following Newsom's announcement Monday that "lumping this emergency response together with a politically motivated special session to sue Trump is unnecessary and, frankly, insulting to those struggling through this disaster.

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