President Biden will spend around five hours in New Mexico today during its historic wildfire season.
- The federal government is responsible for igniting the largest wildfire in New Mexico history. So when President Joe Biden arrives here this afternoon, he'll face this question: will the federal government also be responsible for paying the full cost of the damage?
"The governor expects to have an open and productive conversation with the president about ways the federal government can better serve New Mexicans affected by these fires, especially given the federal government's role in their ignition," Nora Sackett, press secretary to Lujan Grisham, told CBS News., saying"Welcome to N.M., Mr. President; we sure need your help."
Driven by wind and drought conditions, the fires spread, eventually merging into the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fire, which has charred nearly 500 square miles since April. It has forced 18,000 evacuations, and claimed more than 300 hundred homes in some of the poorest areas of the state.
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