Newsom told a in the capital that he has concerns the state will lose some federal funding 鈥� which Trump threatened while campaigning.
鈥淚 guess that's what people voted for, but I got to tell you, a lot of folks will be hurt if we don't push back,鈥� he said.
Newsom said he鈥檚 advocated for funds related to the environment, disaster relief and health care.
That includes two Medicaid waivers 鈥� one to put more funds towards behavioral health treatment, and another to renew the state鈥檚 MCO tax, which California voters just approved through Proposition 35.
The governor also pushed for more federal land protections, clean air and water support, and approval on several waiver requests to support the state鈥檚 climate and emissions rules.
Lindsey Churchill works with the Rebuild Paradise Foundation, which supports survivors of the 2018 Camp Fire.
She said federal funds are already challenging to work with because of how slow they tend to roll out.
鈥淲hen you鈥檙e trying to provide programs in a timely manner after a disaster, you don鈥檛 necessarily have time to wait a year or longer for that kind of funding,鈥� she said.
She added that she鈥檚 also concerned about the Trump administration withholding funding, especially as natural disasters .
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