Two U.S. senators have asked the Department of Justice to take tougher action against Boeing executives for safety issues that have impacted its airplanes.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two U.S. senators criticized the Justice Department's plea deal with Boeing struck in July and said the government should take action against the planemaker's executives "responsible for safety failures,

Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren in a letter dated Wednesday to the Justice Department said the government had failed to hold Boeing accountable for a a series of safety issues in recent years.

Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut want the Justice Department to hold former Boeing leaders criminally liable for safety faults.

Two U.S. senators have asked the Department of Justice to take tougher action against Boeing executives by holding them criminally accountable for safety issues that have impacted its airplanes.

In a letter, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal criticized the Justice Department after continued episodes with the company’s planes.

Two U.S. senators have asked the Department of Justice to take tougher action against Boeing Co. executives by holding them criminally accountable for safety issues that have affected