CT officials raise concerns over FEMA staffing cuts

CT officials raise concerns over FEMA staffing cuts

CT Governor Ned Lamont (D)(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut elected officials warn that the Trump administration's staff cuts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may affect federal disaster response this hurricane season.FEMA has lost 20% of its staff since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, according to a Government Accountability Office report released earlier this month.Most of the cuts have affected…