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Dozens of FEMA employees have reportedly been placed on leave after hundreds of staffers signed a letter criticizing the Trump administration’s handling of the agency.

According to the Washington Post , at least 30 FEMA staffers received a notice that they were being placed on indefinite paid leave as of Tuesday (August 26). The notice reportedly stated that the move was “not a disciplinary action and is not intended to be punitive,” despite many employees signing a letter this week warning that budget cuts and internal policy changes have crippled FEMA’s ability to respond to disasters.

Advocacy group Stand Up for Science, which helped publicize the letter, said “many” of those suspended were actively involved in July’s flood response in Texas.

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