With little power in Republican-led Washington, D.C., California Democrats struggle to mount a countereffort to President Trump's agenda.
California — the self-proclaimed liberal resistance to President Trump’s policies — has long had an outsize voice in the nation’s politics. But now, with the Republican back in the White House, many of the state's Democrats in Congress are bracing for another battle — to ensure robust wildfire recovery funding, safeguard former President Biden’s policies and advance their party’s broader social and fiscal ambitions in the nation’s deeply polarized capital.
Currently, more than 30 federal agencies are involved, resulting in fragmentation and delays that Jacobs said she saw firsthand last year after devastating flooding caused $90 million in damage in San Diego. 'After that disaster, I heard from so many constituents who didn't know where to turn for help. They faced slow responses from federal agencies,' Jacobs said. 'They finally got help, but it was too little, too late.
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