Several Pacific Palisades residents provided testimony on Thursday, Nov. 13, during a congressional hearing about the January wildfire that devastated their community , sharing perspectives about the response from state and local governments and what should be done moving forward to help with recovery efforts.

The hearing was led by two Republican U.S. senators – Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. No Democratic lawmaker participated in the hearing.

Scott, who chairs the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Johnson, chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Investigations, had announced in September that they would launch an investigation into the Palisades fire.

Thursday’s hearing, at the American Legion buildi

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