Describing the organization as “critical to public safety,” a group of Massachusetts lawmakers asked leaders of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers whether staff reductions has eroded its ability to prepare for the next big storm.

Both U.S. senators and all nine U.S. representatives from Massachusetts signed a letter that asks the U.S. Army Corps to provide details regarding its staffing levels and their effects on the state, saying they were “deeply concerned” about its status.

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