Statement record

Pete Aguilar — Jan 14, 2025

U.S. Representative (D-CA) — Chair, House Democratic Caucus · Jan 14, 2025

January 14, 2025, House Democratic Caucus press conference, quoted by Spectrum: Aguilar said, “We will not support conditions to disaster assistance.” He added, “Representative Rivas and I stood at an intersection in Altadena and saw…two churches that had been completely burned down. I guess my question to the speaker is – what do you tell those congregants?”

Codes

Disaster Mention yes — Names Altadena.
Climate Connection no — Aid fight. No climate-cause sentence.
Mentioned Republican Obstruction of Climate Action partial — Speaker Johnson conditions on disaster aid. No blocked climate law.