R.I. congressional delegation opens probe into denial of blizzard disaster relief funding

JESUS TORRES shovels out his Cranston driveway after a winter storm dumped about 3 feet of snow across Rhode Island from Feb. 22-23. Rhode Island’s congressional delegation is demanding answers as to why the Trump administration blocked disaster relief funding for the state. / AP FILE PHOTO/CHARLES KRUPA
JESUS TORRES shovels out his Cranston driveway after a winter storm dumped about 3 feet of snow across Rhode Island from Feb. 22-23. Rhode Island’s congressional delegation is demanding answers as to why the Trump administration blocked disaster relief funding for the state. / AP FILE PHOTO/CHARLES KRUPA

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s congressional delegation is demanding answers as to why the Trump administration blocked disaster relief funding for the state after February’s historic blizzard.  In a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the delegation requests the preservation of records and documentation related to Rhode Island’s request for

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