As lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about staffing at the National Weather Service (NWS), President Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) promised Wednesday to make the matter a “top priority.”

Neil Jacobs, who led the agency in an acting capacity during the last Trump administration, said, “If confirmed, I will ensure that staffing the Weather Service offices is a top priority. It’s really important for the people to be there because they have relationships with the people in the local community.”

The matter was particularly top-of-mind in the wake of last week's floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people.

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