Colorado Sens. John Hickenlooper (D) and Michael Bennet (D), and Rep. Joe Neguse (D) called for an independent investigation Friday into this week’s mass firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

In a letter to Roderick Anderson, the Commerce Department’s deputy inspector general, the Colorado Democrats called for the inspector general’s office to probe the firings, which reportedly affected between 500 and more than 1,000 workers at the agency. The Commerce Department oversees the NOAA.

In the letter, the lawmakers cited the........

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