Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, speaks before former President Donald Trump at a rally in support of the campaign of Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance at Wright Bros. Aero Inc. at Dayton International Airport on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

National Republicans are calling to hold up disaster relief to California unless the state changes policies they say contributed to the blaze.

Ohio Rep. Warren Davidson (R) appeared on Fox Business on Saturday, saying Congress needs to address both the fires and their alleged causes.

“If they want the money, then there should be consequences where they have to change their policies,” Davidson said. “I mean, we support the people that are plagued by disaster, but we have to put pressure on the California government to change course here.”

As of Monday, the fires have reportedly claimed at least 24 lives, swept through 40,000 acres and caused tens of billions in estimated property damage. There are also reports of home insurers dropping coverage for thousands of homeowners in the Los Angeles area prior to the fires breaking out last Tuesday.

On Sunday, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) told CBS’s Margaret Brennan that he expects there to be strings attached to congressional relief money.

A similar sentiment was shared by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), who said prospective Department of Government Efficiency heads Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk will have to “take a hard look at how we effectively deploy resources.”

Misinformation about California’s water management was spread by President-elect Donald Trump, who blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for refusing to allow “beautiful, clean, fresh water into California.”

Experts have pointed to infrastructure issues of combating a fire of this scale, which already rank among the worst in California history. High gusts of wind and a $17 million budget cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department also likely contributed to the historic disaster.