Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) requested billions of dollars in federal aid to help Los Angeles rebuild after fires destroyed large swaths of California’s largest city. 

This week, Newsom lobbied for nearly $40 billion worth of funding in a letter to key power players in Washington, D.C., including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), the House Appropriations Committee chairman.