{"id":1203,"date":"2026-06-25T21:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/california-relocation-journal.com\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2026-06-25T21:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:00:12","slug":"trump-budget-request-omits-funds-for-l-a-fire-relief-prompting-criticism-from-senators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/california-relocation-journal.com\/?p=1203","title":{"rendered":"Trump budget request omits funds for L.A. fire relief, prompting criticism from senators"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>California\u2019s two Democratic senators on Thursday criticized the Trump administration after it requested $87.6 billion from Congress to address some of the nation\u2019s most \u201curgent needs\u201d but omitted funding for victims of last year\u2019s Los Angeles wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/california-relocation-journal.com\/?p=1201\">This California bill is so bad it has me agreeing with a Trump Republican<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s desire to punish Los Angeles and the state of California for not voting for him, means once again that thousands of Angelinos are left watching this administration fight for anything but them, their businesses, and their communities,\u201d Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese fires did not discriminate based on party or political preference. Neither should this administration,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>The omission is the latest strain in a yearlong standoff between California leaders and the Trump administration over federal disaster aid, and comes after Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger met with President Trump at the Oval Office in April to request the funding.<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting, Trump signaled his commitment to working with local officials to help with disaster recovery efforts. The officials asked for $16 billion that would be split between the city and county. The money would consist primarily of disbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency flagged for communities hit by the fires, part of a $33.9-billion wildfire relief funding request made by Gov. Gavin Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>Two months later, those talks have yet to yield results sought by local leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The budget request, submitted by the Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday, mostly seeks funding for the Pentagon to address costs related to the Iran war. It also includes $11.1 billion in economic assistance for American farmers, $1.4 billion to address the Ebola virus outbreak in Central Africa, $500 million to support \u201congoing efforts to complete restorations and construction projects\u201d across the nation\u2019s capital and $1 billion to boost the pensions of workers at General Motors that were cut as a result of the automaker\u2019s bankruptcy. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/california-relocation-journal.com\/?p=1199\">How a California wildfire inspired a book about hidden animal societies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urge the Congress to take action on these important and urgent requests as soon as possible,\u201d White House budget director Russell Vought wrote in a letter address to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).<\/p>\n<p>Vought said the administration was open to discussing \u201cadditional relief for other urgent matters.\u201d The White House did not immediately respond when asked why the budget request did not mention the Eaton and Palisades disaster relief funds.<\/p>\n<p>State leaders, including Newsom, have repeatedly accused the Trump administration of stonewalling billions in wildfire aid. The governor visited Washington in December to meet with lawmakers, including three who serve on the Senate and House appropriations committees, to push for the funding.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also attempted to meet with FEMA about the matter, but said his request was denied. Newsom, a political foe of Trump\u2019s, would not say whether he had attempted to meet with Trump to talk about the recovery efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/california-relocation-journal.com\/?p=1197\">\u2018This is terrifying\u2019: The Colorado River, a lifeline for seven states, is drying up at its source<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The omission is the latest strain in a yearlong standoff between California leaders and the Trump administration over federal disaster aid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump budget request omits funds for L.A. fire relief, prompting criticism from senators - 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