California Democrats Blast GOP’s Fire Trade

“Democrats are rejecting a tentative pitch by House Republicans to attach wildfire aid to a federal debt limit increase,” Politico reports.

“GOP lawmakers began floating the idea in meetings this weekend with incoming President Donald Trump. The thinking behind the plan, according to House Republicans, is that they’ll need bipartisan support to raise the cap on federal borrowing authority in the coming months and that including assistance for fire-stricken Southern California would be an incentive for Democrats to help solve one of Trump’s most pressing economic problems this year.”

“But Democrats are refusing to entertain the deal.”

USA Today: Speaker Mike Johnson says “conditions” should be placed on California wildfire aid.