Biden says the federal government will help New Mexico recover from its wildfires

• President Joe Biden stated on Saturday in Santa Fe that the federal government will fully support New Mexico’s wildfire response, amid outrage from survivors over the blaze ignited by federal officials.
• “We have a responsibility to assist the state recover,” Biden said at an afternoon briefing from the state’s capital, where he was assessing efforts to put out the state’s largest fire in recorded history.
• “Today, I’m announcing that the federal government will cover 100 percent of the cost,” Biden declared, though he had said earlier in the day that some money would require legislative approval.

Biden stated on Saturday in Santa Fe that the federal government will fully support New Mexico’s wildfire response, amid outrage from survivors over the blaze ignited by federal officials.

“We have a responsibility to assist the state recover,” Biden said at an afternoon briefing from the state’s capital, where he was assessing efforts to put out the state’s largest fire in recorded history.

“Today, I’m announcing that the federal government will cover 100% of the cost,” Biden declared, though he had said earlier in the day that some money would require legislative approval.

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“We will be here for you in response and recovery for as long as it takes,” Biden said, adding that he observed a “amazing” portion of the territory’s perimeter burn in the trip to Santa Fe.

“It looks like a moonscape,” he said.

Since two planned fires by the US Forest Service (USFS) ran out of control in April, the fire has destroyed hundreds of homes in the mountains northeast of Santa Fe, driven by drought and wind. find out more

Before landing and greeting the governor and other political officials who have called for additional financial support from the federal government, Air Force One banked and circled around fire damage in New Mexico, allowing Biden to observe scorched forest and clouds of smoke from the sky.

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