Joe Biden’s administration has provided a mere $770 in “one-time funds” to people devastated by the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles.
This paltry sum is a stark distinction to the billions of {dollars} being funneled abroad. It is a slap within the face to those that have misplaced properties, livelihoods, and family members.
The Los Angeles wildfires have wreaked havoc, leading to at the very least 24 deaths and the destruction of 1000’s of buildings. Over 150,000 residents have been pressured to evacuate, with total neighborhoods lowered to ashes.
Within the face of such widespread devastation, the federal authorities’s response has been alarmingly insufficient.
On Monday, Joe Biden introduced a federal dedication to assist restoration efforts in California.
Talking throughout a briefing with Kamala Harris and emergency officers, Biden vowed that the federal authorities will cowl 100% of catastrophe response prices for the following six months.
“And I wish to be clear, we’re not ready till these fires are over to begin serving to the victims,” Biden introduced. “We’re getting them assist proper now, as you all know.”
“Folks impacted by these fires are going to obtain a one-time fee of $770, one-time fee, to allow them to shortly buy issues like water, child method, and prescriptions. Up to now, practically 6,000 survivors have registered to just do that, and $5.1 million has gone out,” he added.
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BIDEN: “Folks impacted by these fires are gonna obtain one-time fee of $770. One-time fee.” pic.twitter.com/9E7Toj5BEo
— RNC Analysis (@RNCResearch) January 14, 2025
This isn’t the primary occasion of the administration’s mismanagement throughout occasions of catastrophe.
Within the aftermath of the August 2023 Maui wildfires, Biden’s FEMA supplied a one-time fee of $700 per family to handle quick wants comparable to clothes, meals, and transportation.
Within the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which claimed over 200 lives, FEMA provided an preliminary fee of $750 to assist people cowl important gadgets comparable to meals, water, child method, and different emergency provides.
