Rep. Waters: I’m Not Playing Politics on Fires, But We Need the Rich to Pay Their Fair Share to Provide Services

CUOMO I agree with ░░░░░░░░ WATERS Instead of this ░░░░░░░░ about Democrats or Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the information up on ░░░░░░░░ screens Where can you ░░░░░░░░ in Altadena Where can ░░░░░░░░ go in Pasadena Where ░░░░░░░░ you go in Malibu ░░░░░░░░ can you go in ░░░░░░░░ Palisades Where can you ░░░░░░░░ in San Fernando Valley ░░░░░░░░ don t know They ░░░░░░░░ looking for help and ░░░░░░░░ s what we should ░░░░░░░░ dedicated to CUOM I ░░░░░░░░ WATERS And YouTube CUOMO ░░░░░░░░ are doing it We ░░░░░░░░ continue to do it ░░░░░░░░ think you are right ░░░░░░░░ it can also be ░░░░░░░░ that you don t ░░░░░░░░ to talk about the ░░░░░░░░ because it s on ░░░░░░░░ party because the mayor ░░░░░░░░ the governor or Democrats ░░░░░░░░ arguably should have had ░░░░░░░░ people in Altadena better ░░░░░░░░ for this They should ░░░░░░░░ the resources more available ░░░░░░░░ they don t need ░░░░░░░░ to put them up ░░░░░░░░ the state has been ░░░░░░░░ the work and that ░░░░░░░░ they ve been preparing ░░░░░░░░ situations for wildfires like ░░░░░░░░ were made aware of ░░░░░░░░ of cutting deals with ░░░░░░░░ E and insurance companies ░░░░░░░░ would have prepared the ░░░░░░░░ That is not unfair ░░░░░░░░ Is it too soon ░░░░░░░░ But the questions are ░░░░░░░░ WATERS Let me tell ░░░░░░░░ something I m not ░░░░░░░░ the business of protecting ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ work over the years ░░░░░░░░ I ve been involved ░░░░░░░░ been absolutely on point ░░░░░░░░ dealing what has to ░░░░░░░░ dealt with in order ░░░░░░░░ help the people First ░░░░░░░░ you gotta understand is ░░░░░░░░ cost money And we ░░░░░░░░ be willing to get ░░░░░░░░ richest people in this ░░░░░░░░ the richest 1 that ░░░░░░░░ protected make sure they ░░░░░░░░ their fair taxes so ░░░░░░░░ we can have the ░░░░░░░░ to provide those services ░░░░░░░░ that money and with ░░░░░░░░ resources the people who ░░░░░░░░ been selected or elected ░░░░░░░░ do the job should ░░░░░░░░ the job I don ░░░░░░░░ care who it is ░░░░░░░░ could be Democrat it ░░░░░░░░ be Republican it could ░░░░░░░░ whatever But the fact ░░░░░░░░ that matter is we ░░░░░░░░ should have heavy hearts ░░░░░░░░ now.”