NH delegation, governor slam FEMA's aid response

The state’s congressional delegation sent a harshly critical letter to Trump administration officials, charging the Federal Emergency Management Agency with a “poor response” to their request for medical supplies.

The federal agency has been guilty of a failed bureaucratic incompetence that included the delivery of useless materials, they said.

These mistakes have included delays in delivering supplies, providing expired equipment, dispersing materials that can’t be used in most medical settings due to allergens, and sending shipments of resources in bits and pieces instead of full allotments.

“Our understanding is that an error at the national supervisory level at the Federal Emergency Management Agency resulted in the March 17th request sitting ‘unprocessed’ for four days. This type of delay is unacceptable and puts the health of Granite Staters at risk,” said the letter signed by U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen as well as U.S. Reps. Chris Pappas and Annie Kuster, all D-N.H.

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