CA Assembly seeks federal wildfire relief

(The Center Square) – Following a sometimes fiery debate, the California Assembly passed a resolution Thursday that asks the federal government to fund more wildfire relief in Los Angeles County. Assembly Joint Resolution 27 asks President Donald Trump to appeal to Congress to provide disaster aid. It also asks Congress to grant that monetary assistance to the county regardless of whether the president makes the request. The resolution now goes to the Senate for consideration, but will not require Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature. “This is something that every president in the history of this country has done – provide federal aid for disaster victims,” said Assemblymember John Harabedian, D-Pasadena, and co-author of the resolution. “This is something that should have happened a long time ago, and every Californian congressional representative, Democratic and Republican, has called on this for months," Harabedian said on the Assembly floor in Sacramento. "If the president isn’t willing t