Jeffries: Congress should extend aid to California if necessary

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that lawmakers are prepared to move quickly on emergency disaster relief if necessary for California as the state battles deadly wildfires.

Jeffries told reporters that lawmakers will “evaluate requests that are made from the governor of California as well as likely from the current administration” and that Democrats are prepared “to provide any support necessary.”

Congress passed legislation last month that provided roughly $100 billion in disaster relief...