Rep. Mike Levin Delivers House Floor Speech on California Wildfires & Republicans’ Proposal to Attach Conditions to Disaster Aid

Rep. Mike Levin Delivers House Floor Speech on California Wildfires & Republicans’ Proposal to Attach Conditions to Disaster Aid | U.S. Congressman Mike Levin Skip to content I Want to Hear from You About Your Health Care Concerns. NEW: Rep. Levin Announces New District Data Map to Showcase Federal Project Funding. Close About Services Federal Project Funding Map Federal Policy Impact Resources Clean Energy Tax Credits Help With A Federal Agency Constituent Success Stories Grants Applicants Commendations and Greetings Tours and Tickets Military Academy Nominations Internships Flags Surplus Books Program Art Competition Constituent of the Month Congressional App Challenge Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Program Member-Designated Transportation Projects Community Project Funding Requests The Congressional Award News Press Releases In The News Op-Eds Contact Email Me Newsletter Subscription Offices Internships Request a Meeting with Rep. Levin Website Problem I Want To Hear From You Español Close Search Site SEARCH About Services Federal Project Funding Map Federal Policy Impact Resources Clean Energy Tax Credits Help With A Federal Agency Constituent Success Stories Grants Applicants Commendations and Greetings Tours and Tickets Military Academy Nominations Internships Flags Surplus Books Program Art Competition Constituent of the Month Congressional App Challenge Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Program Member-Designated Transportation Projects Community Project Funding Requests The Congressional Award News Press Releases In The News Op-Eds Contact Email Me Newsletter Subscription Offices Internships Request a Meeting with Rep. Levin Website Problem I Want To Hear From You MENU Español Search Instagram Icon Twitter Icon Facebook Icon Youtube Icon Bluesky Icon Home News Press Releases January 15, 2025 Rep. Mike Levin Delivers House Floor Speech on California Wildfires & Republicans’ Proposal to Attach Conditions to Disaster Aid Watch full Floor speech here Washington, D.C .- Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) delivered a speech on the House Floor on the devastating wildfires in California and House Republicans’ proposal to condition disaster aid on raising the debt ceiling. Watch the full House Floor speech here. Full remarks as prepared for delivery below. “Mr. Speaker, some House Republicans are threatening to withhold disaster aid to California unless certain unknown conditions are met. There’s even talk about attaching disaster aid to an increase in the debt ceiling. “Never in our nation’s history has the federal government placed such politically driven conditions on disaster aid to our own citizens. “We can have good faith debates about water policy and infrastructure deficiencies, and we should. But that’s not what this is about. “This is a bad faith effort to use California as a punching bag. This is about the promotion of half-truths, conspiracy theories, and outright lies. “Not to mention it’s a way out for House Republicans. “They can’t raise the debt ceiling on their own, so they want to tie that to disaster aid. It’s unconscionable. “To my Republican friends, it’s unacceptable and downright shameful to use the suffering of Californians in need- or anyone in need- to solve your internal political disputes. “Please stop playing games and let’s get the disaster aid to the people who need it, now. “I yield back.” ## Print Email Share Tweet Next Article Previous Article About Serving You News Contact Issues Privacy Policy Twitter Icon Facebook Icon Youtube Icon Bluesky Icon