[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E33]
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                      CALIFORNIA CONDITIONING AIDE

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 15, 2025

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, there is a great tragedy occurring in 
California.
  As we speak, tens of thousands of people have been displaced as the 
fires in Los Angeles have raged on and have yet to be contained.
  Members of the California Delegation have been speaking out about the 
devastating damage, loss of life, and the lives that have been 
disrupted.
  I was shocked to watch on television the elected leader of this House 
suggesting that federal assistance to respond to this tragedy be 
conditioned.
  He didn't specify on what, but I would remind Speaker Mike Johnson 
that $120 billion dollars has gone to Louisiana just for Hurricane 
Katrina and Rita.
  It would be unconscionable for this House to place any condition on 
the necessary assistance that the United States should give to 
Angelenos, Californians, and, most importantly, Americans who have lost 
everything.
  I would ask that the elected leader of the most powerful legislative 
body in the world to search his conscience and for all of us who are 
privileged enough to serve in this body to do the right thing and 
support your fellow Americans in need.

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