Edwards Statement In Response To Wildfires In Southern California

Chapel Hill, North Carolina – In response to the ongoing wildfire crisis in southern California, Senator John Edwards released the following statement:

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the more than 300,000 families who have been forced to flee their homes to escape the wildfires spreading across southern California. Those affected by this tragedy should take comfort in the fact that their fellow Americans are standing with them and will do whatever it takes to fight the fires and rebuild the homes and businesses that were destroyed."