Homes in Altadena, California, lay in ruins less than two weeks after the Eaton Fire devastated the area. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, described current disaster regulations as a "nightmare."
"Democrat-run California's excessive regulations make preventing and recovering from natural disasters a nightmare," he said.
Aftermath of fire in Pacific Palisades, California. (David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)
"For years, California’s liberal government has prioritized environmental activism over effective forest management and disaster mitigation. Meanwhile, the politicization of their state insurance regulator has driven insurers out of the state and forced taxpayers to foot the bill," Fitzgerald said.
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The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust will hold a hearing to examine California overregulation after the deadly Los Angeles wildfires. (Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images | AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Witnesses will include Steve Hilton, founder of Golden Together; Steven Greenhut, resident senior fellow and western region director of state affairs for the R Street Institute; and Edward Ring, director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center, according to the statement.
The hearing is scheduled for Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.
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