Lutnick Says Hurricane Center's Fully Staffed Despite Key Vacancies
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a congressional hearing that the US National Hurricane Center was fully staffed even though key positions are going unfilled as hurricane season begins.
'There are no openings on the National Hurricane Center. Zero,' Lutnick said during a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting Wednesday. 'We are fully staffed. We are fully ready for hurricane season.'
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