Friends, it’s Alex.
I’m reaching out with an update on the wildfires and to share a little bit about how we plan to move forward together and recover.
Firefighters and other first responders have been bravely fighting to try to keep the fires contained, and while they’ve made some progress gaining control over the fires, we’re monitoring the winds and the weather over the next 24-48 hours very closely.
If you take nothing else from this email, please, sign up for alerts and emergency notifications at NotifyLa.com. Things could change at any moment, and it’s important that you have a way to get accurate, reliable, up-to-date information.
And if you or your family has been impacted by the fires, please go to disasterassistance.gov to apply for federal aid and access other resources, including shelter locations should you need them.
I also want to make something clear as we begin the recovery and rebuilding efforts, since Donald Trump and some Republicans in Congress are already calling for conditions on helping California families impacted by the fires:
Making federal aid for disaster recovery conditional on helping Trump give his billionaire friends a huge tax break is a slap in the face to families who are hurting — and a complete non-starter.
I’m glad to hear some of my Republican colleagues speak up against this shameful idea. Senator Rick Scott of Florida who’s been impacted by hurricanes when he was governor, and Senator Thom Tillis from North Carolina who’s been recently impacted by disasters are among those Republicans that agree that disaster aid shouldn’t come with strings attached.
Californians have been there for other parts of the country in their time of crisis, and despite what a few Republicans are saying, I’m confident that the rest of the country will be there for California.
Thank you,
Sen. Alex Padilla
Paid For By Alex Padilla for Senate
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