Arrr! The landlubbers be ponderin’ how rules affect calamities after them fiery LA blazes, savvy?
2025-02-06
Arrr, me hearties! On the morn of Thursday, a band of landlubbers in a subcommittee shall gather to squawk 'bout how the rules o' the sea—er, I mean land—might thwart the fiery tempests plaguing Los Angeles. Fire in the hole, or rather, fire in the hills!
Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round as I regale ye with news from the landlubber's court, where a band o’ bureaucrats be settin’ sail on a fine Thursday morn! A subcommittee from the U.S. House be holdin' a grand hearing to ponder how their pesky regulations be stirrin’ the seas of disaster prevention, particularly the fiery tempest that laid waste to Southern California last month.The scallywags of the GOP-led House Judiciary Subcommittee be callin’ this jolly affair “California Fires and the Consequences of Overregulation.” They’ll be scrutinizing how all them rules and regulations be slowin' down recovery efforts faster than a ship without a rudder. Just days after the flames roared, Governor Gavin Newsom—bless his seafaring heart—waived some pesky regulations to speed up the rebuildin’ process, like a captain tossin’ overboard heavy cargo to lighten the ship!
But ho! The news ain’t all smooth sailing! State Farm, California’s biggest insurance buccaneer, be pullin’ the anchor on 72,000 policies, raisin’ rates higher than a crow’s nest! They claim it be a dire situation, but we all know it’s just them tryin’ to keep their treasure chest full. With a motley crew of witnesses ready to spill their tales, we can only hope this hearing brings some fair winds to those affected by the flames. Yarrr, let’s see how it all unfolds!