President Joe Biden has announced $770 one-time payments for victims of the California wildfires as part of efforts to provide federal support amid the raging fires.
“We’re not waiting until those fires are over to start helping the victims. We’re getting them help right now, as you all know. People impacted by these fires will receive a one-time payment of $770, so they quickly purchase things like water, baby formula, and prescriptions,” Biden said in a wildfire briefing on Monday at the White House.
The president said that nearly 6,000 survivors have already registered for the program, and $5.1 million has been distributed.
Biden also announced last week that the federal government will cover 100 percent of the costs of California’s efforts to fight the wildfires for 180 days, which will stretch well into President-elect Trump’s administration after he is sworn in on Monday.
In a briefing with Vice President Kamala Harris and emergency officials, Biden stressed, “It’s going to cost tens of billions of dollars to get Los Angeles to what it was. We are going to need Congress to step up with the funding.”
Our Hearts and prayers are with the victims of the Ongoing California wildfires.
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