The calling by an Ohio congressman to move the FBI’s headquarters to Alabama is apparently more a suggestion than a mandate. More here ➡️
so the bureau would be “less likely to be infected by what he sees as liberal politics” in Washington. The newspaper also said Jordan would place a “rider,” or condition, on the funding bills currently under consideration for the 2024 fiscal year.
That rider, as outlined in a letter Jordan sent to Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger, R-Texas, seemed less rigid than a Huntsville-or-else scenario originally reported by the Wall Street Journal. The 11-page letter was obtained by theRegarding Huntsville as the new home for FBI headquarters, the rider said only that the House Judiciary Committee – which Jordan chairs – recommends the FBI submit an “operational plan” within 90 days to move the bureau out of Washington.
The rider prohibits any money in the 2024 appropriations bill to be directed toward construction of a new FBI headquarters. The FBI has long been searching for a new site for its HQ because of the deteriorating condition of the J. Edgar Hoover Building in downtown Washington. The FBI opposed the idea of moving out of the Washington area in a response to the Wall Street Journal. The proposal would seemingly stand little chance of succeeding legislatively with Democrats in control of the Senate and the White House or logistically with about 8,000 headquarters employees being uprooted.
Alabama Congressman Dale Strong, whose district includes Huntsville, has not responded to a request for comment Tuesday. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle issued a one-sentence statement to AL.com in response to the Wall Street Journal story: “We’re proud of the FBI presence in Huntsville and will support whatever Congress decides is best for the betterment of our country.”
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