Speaker Kevin McCarthy is threatening an investigation into how President Biden handled the fires in Maui
DNC surrogate Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss Biden's response to the devastating wildfire in Maui and her take on the president's economic policy.
"We still have hundreds of individuals that are missing. I think there's going to have to be a congressional investigation into the response on Maui. How could you lose that many Americans?" "The president's response - had no comment. That's unacceptable," McCarthy said."So I am going to work with committees to look at investigating what went on so that never happens again."Search and Rescue members conduct operations in fire damaged areas on Friday August 18, 2023 in Lahania, HI. The death toll continues to rise for the fires on Maui.
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